Completed Projects
Internal STEM Needs Assessment at UNM. This assessment interviewed UNM faculty, staff, and students to better understand the strength and support UNM provides to all parties involved, challenges they face in their respective roles, and the obstacles that must be overcome in order to improve the overall teaching and learning experience in the STEM programs at UNM. Full Report.
Transfer STEM Student Analysis.This research project focused on better understanding STEM student achievement among transfer students at UNM. Partners: STEM UP Program. Project start date: Spring 2014. Project completion date: January, 2015. Shortened report.
Key Performance Indicator Analysis. This analysis attempted to identify short-term measures that correlate to graduation. The results of this analysis will allow UNM administrators to monitor the expected impact of specific interventions on STEM graduation, without having to wait four years for graduation rates. Project start date: Spring 2014. Project completion date: December, 2014. Report.
The experiences of UNM Hispanic students in STEM programs. Qualitative study of STEM education as experienced and reported by Hispanic students previously enrolled at UNM. Project start date: Spring 2012. Project completion date: April, 2014. Portions of this study will be submitted for publication in peer reviewed journals. PowerPoint slides.
Grade Distribution Report in UNM MyReports (DataMart project). Restricted-access query that shows grade distributions for individual course sections, disaggregate by ethnicity. Project start date: Spring 2013. Project completion date: January 2014. Small tweaks and adjustments are ongoing. Query has been made available to members of the STEM Gateway Course Reform Council.
Stop, Switch or Graduate: Undergraduate STEM Degree Completion Patterns at UNM. Exploration of the following questions: How do undergraduate students who graduate with STEM degrees differ from those who switch majors out of STEM, and from those who stop attending UNM prior to completing their degrees? How do undergraduate STEM students perform in the core math & science gateway courses that lead into their STEM degrees? Project start date: Spring 2012. Project completion date: February, 2014. Briefings available here: Briefing 1 / Briefing 2. Presentation slides available here.
Stop, Switch or Graduate, Addendum. Answers follow-up question: At time students shifted out of STEM or stopped attending UNM, what STEM gateway courses had they attempted, completed and successfully passed? Project start date: Fall 2013. Project completion date: January 2014. This report was released internally to grant staff and may be released to the public during the spring of 2014.
Predictors of student success in General Physics. Analysis of college and pre-college student variables that influence success in PHYC 160. Project start date: Fall 2012. Project completion date: January 2014. Follow-up studies are ongoing. This report was released internally to the Physics Course Reform Team.
Course-on-Course Impact Report for MATH 121. This report was developed as a proof of concept for the course-on-course impact model. It shows the student impact of MATH 121 sections on subsequent courses. Project start date: Fall 2013. Project completion date: February, 2014. This report was released internally to the Course Reform Council.
Math Course Completion and STEM Degrees at UNM. Analysis of math courses taken by students who earned STEM bachelor's degrees at UNM. Project start date: Spring 2012. Project completion date: July 2012. This report is available publicly here.
MATH 121 Co-Enrollment Report for Learning Community Planning. Summary of which courses students are also enrolled in while taking MATH 121. Project start date: Fall 2013. Project completion date: October 2013. This report was released internally to the Dean of University College.
Math Enrollments for First Semester Students. Analysis of which math courses first semester freshmen enroll in at UNM. Project start date date: December, 2013. Project completion date: February 2014. This report was released internally to the First Year Steering Committee.
Course Reform Project Impact Reports, Cohort One. Analysis of the impact of course reform projects on student achievement. Project start date: Summer 2013. Project completion date: August 2013. This report was released internally to Course Reform Team leaders.
