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The Pathways Undergraduate Researchers Program: Fostering Career Interests, Sense of Belonging, and Student Confidence in Pursuing Science. 途径本科研究人员计划：培养职业兴趣，归属感和学生追求科学的信心。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v6i2.07

David Vannier, Beverly Torok-Storb, Shelley Stromholt, Jeanne Ting Chowning

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Approaches for Measuring Inclusive Demographics Across Youth Enjoy Science Cancer Research Training Programs. 衡量青年包容性人口的方法享受科学癌症研究培训计划。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-01-23 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.12

Megan A Mekinda, Sunita Chaudhary, Nathan L Vanderford, Karen Burns White, Linda S Kennedy, Lisa K Marriott

{"title":"Approaches for Measuring Inclusive Demographics Across Youth Enjoy Science Cancer Research Training Programs.","authors":"Megan A Mekinda, Sunita Chaudhary, Nathan L Vanderford, Karen Burns White, Linda S Kennedy, Lisa K Marriott","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.12","DOIUrl":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.12","url":null,"abstract":"The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Youth Enjoy Science Program (YES) funds initiatives to support the cancer research training and career ambitions of middle school through undergraduate students from populations underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. The program has funded 16 institutions nationally as of January 2022. Given the program's focus on increasing diversity within the cancer research workforce, demographic characteristics of YES trainees provide essential information about the populations being served and program effectiveness. Six programs formed an interest group focused on trainee demographics and surveyed all YES grantees about their demographic data practices. Fifteen programs (94%) completed the survey. Survey data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and thematic coding. Findings revealed considerable variability in programs' approach to demographic data, including which demographics were measured, how they were operationalized, and when and how the data were collected. Half of YES programs (53%) could report underrepresented populations in biomedical research among trainees using consistent definitions. Most programs described efforts to improve their demographic data practices; however, challenges remained for the vast majority. In consideration of these findings, we offer recommendations for inclusive demographic data practices to better define and retain underrepresented populations in biomedical sciences.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10575593/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41241851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Teach to Beat Cancer: An Integral Component of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Youth Enjoy Science Program. 教导战胜癌症:案例综合癌症中心青少年享受科学计划的一个组成部分。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-03 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.05

Damian J Junk, Nathan A Berger

{"title":"Teach to Beat Cancer: An Integral Component of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Youth Enjoy Science Program.","authors":"Damian J Junk, Nathan A Berger","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.05","url":null,"abstract":"The Youth Enjoy Science -Teach To Beat Cancer program funded by the National Cancer Institute utilizes the resources of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide experiences and training for grade 6-12 teachers so that they are expertly equipped to develop curricular approaches to take back to their classrooms to enhance science education, introduce concepts of cancer biology, encourage cancer risk reduction activities, foster disparity elimination and to motivate middle and high school students to pursue careers in biomedical sciences and cancer research. The program focuses on four aspects of teacher engagement and education: 1) Research Engagement, 2) Curriculum Development, 3) Risk Reduction and Disparity Elimination, and 4) Advocacy for Cancer Research and Cancer Research Careers. This program has been crucial to achieve the National Cancer Institute’s goal of educating students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research in the Cleveland area as each teacher influences a significant number of students in their classrooms each year, and are introducing students to cancer biology, exciting them to consider careers in cancer prevention, diagnosis, control, treatment, and research. This article provides an overview of the program including its impact on the teachers and their students.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531533/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33490333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science Program: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities by Reducing Education Inequities. 罗格斯大学青年享受科学项目:通过减少教育不平等来减少癌症健康差距。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.09

Sunita Chaudhary

{"title":"Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science Program: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities by Reducing Education Inequities.","authors":"Sunita Chaudhary","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.09","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of the Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science Program (RUYES) is to increase the diversity of the cancer research workforce. RUYES provides hands-on mentored cancer research experience and curriculum development support to high school science teachers. RUYES also engages high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds (URG) in mentored cancer research and professional career development activities. Rutgers Cancer Institute faculty members with active, well-funded research programs and extensive mentoring experience serve as research mentors. In addition, RUYES provides support to participants to develop innovative cancer related outreach activities to connect with families and communities of participants. Teachers and students engage in research and program related activities for a total of 12 weeks per year, for two years. Teachers engage in cancer research for eight weeks each for two consecutive summers (sixteen weeks total). Collaborative partnership with Rutgers Office of STEM Educations supports teachers in developing novel instructional approaches that relate to their research experience. Students have the opportunity to conduct cancer research for ten weeks each for two consecutive summers (twenty weeks total). Students receive co-curricular and professional development support throughout their participation. In addition, teachers and students engage in post-summer program engagement for 4 and 2 weeks, respectively. We recruit program participants from all over New Jersey with special emphasis on school districts with high percentages of students from URG. This report details the components of the RUYES program, outcome evaluation plan, successes and challenges, and lessons learned for others interested in establishing similar programs at their institutions.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9558430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33516923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Disparities Education Strategies in the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center STEM Focused Youth Enjoy Science Program. 综合癌症中心以STEM为重点的青少年享受科学项目中的差异教育策略。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.07

Ese-Onosen Omoijuanfo, Joseph T Williams, Kelli Qua, Jennifer Cullen, Erika Trapl, Cynthia Owusu, Damian J Junk, Nathan A Berger

{"title":"Disparities Education Strategies in the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center STEM Focused Youth Enjoy Science Program.","authors":"Ese-Onosen Omoijuanfo, Joseph T Williams, Kelli Qua, Jennifer Cullen, Erika Trapl, Cynthia Owusu, Damian J Junk, Nathan A Berger","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.07","url":null,"abstract":"The Youth Enjoy Science/Scientific Enrichment and Opportunity (YES/SEO) Program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) in Cleveland, OH is an intensive Research, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program targeted at engaging underrepresented minority high school students to better understand and to pursue careers in cancer research and healthcare. The program's long-range goals are to increase diversity of the cancer professional workforce to contribute to elimination of cancer health inequities. A challenging aspect of this intensive research and STEM education program is how to effectively teach about cancer health disparities and to address the importance of developing strategies for their remediation. We describe herein some innovative approaches utilized to engage students in learning about disparities and thinking about solutions. Overall, feedback from our students indicates the importance of introducing disparities education topics often and using multiple approaches, including small and large meetings as well as lecture and conversational formats. These approaches provide opportunities for frequent student engagement and concept reinforcement. Based on this experience, a series of recommendations are provided for incorporating disparities education into intensive research and STEM programs.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531531/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33490331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Early Cancer Research Education for Underrepresented Middle School Students: A Case Study of Experiences from Youth Enjoy Science Programs. 对未被充分代表的中学生进行早期癌症研究教育：青少年享受科学计划经验案例研究》。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.13

Aislinn C Rookwood, Lauren Hudson, Damian J Junk, Nathan A Berger, Nathan L Vanderford

{"title":"Early Cancer Research Education for Underrepresented Middle School Students: A Case Study of Experiences from Youth Enjoy Science Programs.","authors":"Aislinn C Rookwood, Lauren Hudson, Damian J Junk, Nathan A Berger, Nathan L Vanderford","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.13","DOIUrl":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.13","url":null,"abstract":"Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and marginalized communities are disproportionately affected. There is a significant need to address cancer disparities and the determinants of health that are associated with those disparities. Increasing the diversity of the cancer research workforce is a potential mechanism to address health disparities. The National Cancer Institute's Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program provides funding to engage middle school, high school, and undergraduate students from underrepresented student populations in cancer research education programming, conduct cancer education outreach to communities, and provide cancer research curricula to kindergarten through grade 12 educators. The ultimate goal of these programs is to motivate, prepare, and support students in pursuing cancer research careers. Herein, we describe how three academic institutions with YES Programs - the University of Kentucky, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Case Western Reserve University - provide cancer education programming to middle school students. Descriptions of each institutions' programing are provided. Common and unique elements were determined through an evaluation of the three programs. Although each program was developed independently, they have more common than unique elements. We provide insight into the development of middle school programs for other academic institutions.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9645771/pdf/nihms-1829862.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40687763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Knight Scholars Program: A Tiered Three-Year Mentored Training Program for Urban and Rural High School High School Students Increases Interest and Self-Efficacy in Interprofessional Cancer Research. 骑士学者计划：针对城市和农村高中生的分层三年指导培训计划提高了跨专业癌症研究的兴趣和自我效能。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-03 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.06

L K Marriott, S R Shugerman, A Chavez, L Crocker Daniel, A Martinez, D J Zebroski, S Mishalanie, A Zell, A Dest, D Pozhidayeva, E S Wenzel, H L Omotoy, B J Druker, J Shannon

{"title":"Knight Scholars Program: A Tiered Three-Year Mentored Training Program for Urban and Rural High School High School Students Increases Interest and Self-Efficacy in Interprofessional Cancer Research.","authors":"L K Marriott, S R Shugerman, A Chavez, L Crocker Daniel, A Martinez, D J Zebroski, S Mishalanie, A Zell, A Dest, D Pozhidayeva, E S Wenzel, H L Omotoy, B J Druker, J Shannon","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.06","DOIUrl":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.06","url":null,"abstract":"Cancer research training programs build our future biomedical workforce. Training is often centered for students residing close to research institutions, making access more challenging for rural students. A cancer research training program was developed for high school students residing in five geographical regions across Oregon. Training was tiered in duration and intensity across the three years, including a one-week Introduction program and subsequent 10-week summer research training programs (Immersion and Intensive). A total of 60 students participated in in-person and/or virtual training, with Immersion students receiving mentored shadowing experiences in clinical care, public health, and outreach in their home communities. Laboratory rotations at a research-intensive institution enabled students to sample research environments before selecting an area of interest for Intensive training the following summer. Aligning with Self-Determination Theory, the Knight Scholars Program aims to build competence, relatedness, and autonomy of its trainees in biomedical sciences. The program exposed students to a wide range of interprofessional careers and collaborative teams, enabling scholars to envision themselves in various paths. Results show strong gains in interest and research self-efficacy for both Introduction and Immersion scholars, with findings highlighting the importance of representation within mentoring and training efforts.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/62/d5/nihms-1893000.PMC10174623.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9522634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Use of Virtual Research Experiences for Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program High School Participants During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 在COVID-19大流行期间，为阿巴拉契亚肿瘤学职业培训(ACTION)计划高中参与者使用虚拟研究经验。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.03

Carol D Hanley, Jenni Ho, Chris Prichard, Nathan L Vanderford

{"title":"The Use of Virtual Research Experiences for Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program High School Participants During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Carol D Hanley, Jenni Ho, Chris Prichard, Nathan L Vanderford","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v5i2.03","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Kentucky has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the nation, with rates greatest in the Appalachian region due to poor health behaviors and inequities in social determinants of health. The Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center engages 20 Appalachian-native high school students annually in cancer education, research, and outreach activities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, programming was disrupted, and alternative activities were implemented, including virtual research experiences.Methods: The program's goals were to improve students' biology and cancer content knowledge and research skills and help students make career decisions. Virtual laboratories were used to help accomplish these goals. This study aimed to evaluate the use of virtual laboratories embedded in the program and determine if such experiences helped reach the program's goals. A survey was used to measure students' perceptions of the virtual labs.Results: Results indicated that students perceived they gained content knowledge, obtained research skills, and considered entering science and cancer-related careers.Conclusion: The decision to incorporate virtual laboratories into the ACTION programming during the COVID-19 pandemic was a sound instructional choice. Evidence provided herein gives researchers and program developers information necessary to consider using virtual labs in their programs.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648109/pdf/nihms-1801435.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9984021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Interprofessional Near-Peer Mentoring Teams Enhance Cancer Research Training: Sustainable Approaches for Biomedical Workforce Development of Historically Underrepresented Students. 跨专业近距离同行指导团队加强癌症研究培训：为历来代表不足的学生提供生物医学人才培养的可持续方法。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.10

J J Huerta, M T Figuracion, A Vazquez-Cortes, R R Hanna, A C Hernandez, S B Benitez, M N Sipelii, T C Brooks, D T ZuZero, F M R V Iopu, C R Romero, A Chavez, A Zell, S R Shugerman, J S Shannon, L K Marriott

{"title":"Interprofessional Near-Peer Mentoring Teams Enhance Cancer Research Training: Sustainable Approaches for Biomedical Workforce Development of Historically Underrepresented Students.","authors":"J J Huerta, M T Figuracion, A Vazquez-Cortes, R R Hanna, A C Hernandez, S B Benitez, M N Sipelii, T C Brooks, D T ZuZero, F M R V Iopu, C R Romero, A Chavez, A Zell, S R Shugerman, J S Shannon, L K Marriott","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.10","DOIUrl":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.10","url":null,"abstract":"A cancer research training program explored different approaches for staffing their in-person and virtual programs for high school students. The inclusion of undergraduate near-peer mentors had a universal benefit when implemented across in-person and virtual training programs of one- and ten-week durations. Benefits are described for four stakeholder groups: the high school trainees, program staff, scientist partners, and peer mentors themselves. Peer mentors described that their involvement enhanced their own professional development and, for some, drove a new interest in cancer research. Scientist partners described that peer mentors helped translate their work in the virtual environment for high school students. High school trainees reported their sessions with peer mentors to be one of their favorite parts of the program. Interprofessional peer mentors were highly relatable to students and modeled communication and paths in biomedical research. Staff reported that peer mentors supported student engagement during community shadowing sessions, allowing staff to focus on developing the shadowing experiences with partners. The benefit of including peer mentors was substantial from all viewpoints explored. Their intensive inclusion in cancer research training programs supports sustainability and capacity building in biomedical workforce development.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10174597/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9522639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Impact of the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program on High School Participants. 阿巴拉契亚肿瘤学职业培训 (ACTION) 计划对高中参与者的影响。

Journal of STEM outreach Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-03 DOI: 10.15695/jstem/v5i2.04

Carol D Hanley, Chris Prichard, Nathan L Vanderford

{"title":"The Impact of the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program on High School Participants.","authors":"Carol D Hanley, Chris Prichard, Nathan L Vanderford","doi":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.04","DOIUrl":"10.15695/jstem/v5i2.04","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Kentucky ranks first in the nation in cancer incidence and mortality. The Appalachian region of the state experiences the highest cancer disparities due to inequities in many social determinants of health as well as poor health behaviors. As a strategy for addressing cancer and education disparities in the region, the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center engages Appalachian-native high school students in cancer education, research, and outreach activities.Methods: Entry and exit surveys were administered to participants. Classical test theory and exploratory factor analysis were used to examine the instruments used for program evaluation, whereas repeated measures ANOVA was used to determine if there were significant differences in means between entry and exit timepoints.Results: There was an increase in students' understanding and comfort with cancer-related topics between entry and exit survey administrations. Students indicated that the program improved their research skills and career planning skills. Furthermore, students had positive perceptions of all aspects of the program.Conclusion: Data suggest that ACTION has a positive impact on high school students. Specifically, results show increased understanding and comfort with cancer-related topics, research skills, and career planning.","PeriodicalId":73956,"journal":{"name":"Journal of STEM outreach","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648131/pdf/nihms-1829834.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40687764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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