The St. Jude STEM Clubs: An Afterschool STEM Club for Upper Elementary School Students in Memphis, TN.

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Epub Date: 2020-11-25 DOI:10.15695/jstem/v3i1.13

Katherine A Ayers, Katherine Wade-Jaimes, Lei Wang, Robyn A Pennella, Stanley B Pounds

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Informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs are important tools for broadening participation in STEM careers. The St. Jude STEM Club (SJSC) is a 10-week afterschool STEM club focused on real-world problems in pediatric cancer research and designed for students in the fifth grade. The SJSC is conducted in partnership with the Shelby County Schools (SCS), an urban school district that encompasses Memphis, TN and serves a disproportionate number of students from underrepresented backgrounds in science. In this report, we provide details on the club logistics, curriculum, pilot data and outcomes related to club impact on student attitudes towards science, and challenges and limitations of the program. Participants in the program reported significantly higher rates of STEM engagement, STEM identity, critical thinking, perseverance, and relationships with peers and adults compared to national normative data. This program description is intended to serve as a resource for other institutions wanting to use a similar strategy to broaden participation in STEM careers.

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圣犹达STEM俱乐部:田纳西州孟菲斯市高年级学生的课外STEM俱乐部。

非正式的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)课程是扩大STEM职业参与的重要工具。St. Jude STEM俱乐部(SJSC)是一个为期10周的课后STEM俱乐部，专注于儿童癌症研究中的现实问题，专为五年级学生设计。SJSC是与谢尔比县学校(SCS)合作进行的，谢尔比县学校是一个包括田纳西州孟菲斯市的城市学区，为来自科学背景不足的学生提供不成比例的服务。在这份报告中，我们详细介绍了俱乐部的后勤、课程、试点数据和与俱乐部对学生科学态度的影响有关的结果，以及该计划的挑战和局限性。与国家规范数据相比，该计划的参与者报告的STEM参与度、STEM身份、批判性思维、毅力以及与同龄人和成年人的关系的比例明显更高。本项目描述旨在为其他想要使用类似策略来扩大STEM职业参与的机构提供参考。

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