STEM EDUCATION A COMPARISON BETWEEN UNDERPRIVELEGED AND ADVANTAGED SCHOOL SYSTEMS
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According to a European study, the amount of college students graduating who pursue a STEM field has fallen from 24.8% in 1999 to 22.7% in 2005. It is important to understand that the drop in STEM interest might be due to the way students are taught STEM. There are many reasons as to why the issue of increasing student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM has not been effective. The reasons for this include: Lack of training of teachers, lack of infrastructure at schools, and lack of funding for programming. Another issue is that many of affected schools are found in underserved communities which are composed of mostly minorities. However, teaching science using a real-world context might help revitalize student interest in the STEM field. The goals of my thesis are to explain why there is so much discrepancy in STEM education as well developing a lesson plan about the cardiovascular system that teachers across the country can use to teach their students about STEM, regardless of their school system.Type
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Degree Name
B.S.Degree Level
bachelorsDegree Program
PhysiologyHonors College