Sustaining Student Engagement - Successes and Challenges of a Virtual STEM Program for High School Students.

ABSTRACT: Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center coordinate in-depth research immersion STEM programs to engage high school students in biomedical research and encourage pursuit of careers in health-related research and clinical care. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 programs were delivered entirely virtually. Student and faculty perceptions of the virtual experience were evaluated using surveys and focus groups. Ninety percent of students felt the virtual program met expectations. Student rankings for programmatic components that could remain virtual in future years showed a preference for highly interactive activities, especially mentorship and dialogue-based activities like discussions of science in the news. Ninety-seven percent of faculty agreed students'

SUBMITTER: Qua K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631310 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature