Discussion on Getting Past the Gateway: An Exploratory Case on Using Utilitarian Scientific Literacy to Support First-Year Students At-Risk of Leaving STEM
In the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM pipeline among college students, Gateway courses act as the initial barrier to persistence. First-year students entering college to obtain a STEM degree continue to face obstacles across the STEM pipeline (Chen, 2013; Leu, 2017). In this case study, researchers investigate the influence of a utilitarian scientific literacy-based…
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