{"613447":{"#nid":"613447","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech CEISMC Study Published in International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA six-year-long study conducted by a team of researchers at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003C\/a\u003E (CEISMC) has been published in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ijemst.com\/home.html\u0022\u003EInternational Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (IJEMST). The peer-reviewed article is titled \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hub.mspnet.org\/index.cfm\/33606\u0022\u003EThe Impact of a Middle School Engineering Course on Students\u0026rsquo; Academic Achievement and Non-Cognitive Skills\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe authors of the study are Meltem Alemdar, Roxanne A. Moore, Jeremey A. Lingle, Jeff Rosen, Jessica Gale, and Marion C. Usselman. The researchers examined the impact of a three-year engineering course sequence developed by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampitup.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential\u003C\/a\u003E (AMP-IT-UP) program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe AMP-IT-UP program is a five-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E (NSF) Math and Science Partnership grant awarded to CEISMC and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Its mission is to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce development and to identify and cultivate the next generation of creative STEM innovators.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project designed new middle school STEM Innovation and Design (STEM-ID) engineering courses to increase both engagement with and interest in STEM among middle school students. The authors of the article note that middle school is a crucial period for students to engage with math and science because students begin to consider future professions more seriously during this time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe STEM-ID courses, titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampitup.gatech.edu\/curricula\/ms\/technology\u0022\u003ECarnival Tycoon, Flight of Fancy, and Robot Rescue\u003C\/a\u003E, were developed for students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, respectively. \u0026nbsp;The courses require students to engage with the engineering design process, collect and analyze data, and effectively communicate their ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is very important that students have a low-stress but highly engaging environment in which to practice their math and science skills,\u0026rdquo; said Dr. Marion Usselman, Principal Investigator on the AMP-IT-UP project. \u0026ldquo;The STEM-ID courses, taken alongside the core math and science courses, provide students with just such an experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBased on their analysis of student performance data on the state-level standardized math and science tests, the researchers found that students who enrolled in AMP-IT-UP engineering courses at least twice during middle school performed significantly better on the math and science tests than did students who never took these courses.\u0026nbsp; Students who had taken the courses also reported increased academic self-efficacy and a heightened interest in math and science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFurther, middle school students reported in interviews that the skills they acquired in engineering courses prepared them to succeed in math and science classes, and that concepts that may be confusing in math class became more accessible once applied in engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a huge contribution to the K-12 engineering education literature,\u0026rdquo; said Dr. Meltem Alemdar, co-Principal Investigator for research on the AMP-IT-UP project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This published article confirms our hypotheses that enabling students to practice their science and math skills within the context of\u0026nbsp;engaging middle school engineering classes can significantly benefit both their engagement in STEM and their\u0026nbsp;academic achievement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy: Rosemary Pitrone - CEISMC Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Researchers Found Enrollment in Middle School Engineering Courses Improves Students\u2019 Academic Achievement and Self-Efficacy"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA study conducted by Georgia Tech CEISMC researchers examining the impact of middle school engineering courses has been published in the International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology. The results suggest that students who enroll in at least two of the engineering courses perform significantly better on standardized tests than students who do not enroll in any.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A study conducted by Georgia Tech CEISMC researchers examining the impact of middle school engineering courses has been published in the International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology."}],"uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2018-10-29 20:08:45","changed_gmt":"2018-10-31 13:24:12","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"586434":{"id":"586434","type":"image","title":"CEISMC AMP-IT-UP Carver Road Middle School","body":null,"created":"1485353569","gmt_created":"2017-01-25 14:12:49","changed":"1485353569","gmt_changed":"2017-01-25 14:12:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223502","name":"CARVERROAD1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CARVERROAD1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CARVERROAD1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1246787,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CARVERROAD1.jpg?itok=cOzRnW_N"}}},"media_ids":["586434"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/hub.mspnet.org\/index.cfm\/33606","title":"The Impact of a Middle School Engineering Course on Students\u2019 Academic Achievement and Non-Cognitive Skills"},{"url":"https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu","title":"CEISMC"},{"url":"http:\/\/me.gatech.edu","title":"School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"url":"https:\/\/ampitup.gatech.edu","title":"Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP)"},{"url":"https:\/\/nsf.org","title":"National Science Foundation"}],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"447541","name":"AMP-IT-UP"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166988","name":"Meltem Alemdar"},{"id":"179537","name":"Roxanne A. 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