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The science advancement through group engagement program: Leveling the playing field and increasing retention in science

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Hall, DM; Curtin-Soydan, AJ; Canelas, DA
Published in: Journal of Chemical Education
January 14, 2014

How can colleges and universities keep an open gateway to the science disciplines for the least experienced first-year science students while also maintaining high standards that challenge the students with the strongest possible high school backgrounds? The Science Advancement through Group Engagement (SAGE) project targets cohorts of less well-prepared, high potential science students as they progress together through the first two years of undergraduate science courses. A study in chemistry revealed that retention of the first cohort of SAGE participants through the gateway chemistry sequence more than doubled that of both historical and contemporary control groups. Moreover, by the fourth course, Organic Chemistry 2, SAGE participants performed as well as students who arrived at university with the strongest possible high school backgrounds. Because of national trends in high school student science preparation, the positive impact of this program disproportionately affected women and students belonging to underrepresented minority groups. © 2013 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

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Journal of Chemical Education

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1938-1328

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0021-9584

Publication Date

January 14, 2014

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91

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1

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37 / 47

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 13 Education
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

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Hall, D. M., Curtin-Soydan, A. J., & Canelas, D. A. (2014). The science advancement through group engagement program: Leveling the playing field and increasing retention in science. Journal of Chemical Education, 91(1), 37–47. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed400075n
Hall, D. M., A. J. Curtin-Soydan, and D. A. Canelas. “The science advancement through group engagement program: Leveling the playing field and increasing retention in science.” Journal of Chemical Education 91, no. 1 (January 14, 2014): 37–47. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed400075n.
Hall DM, Curtin-Soydan AJ, Canelas DA. The science advancement through group engagement program: Leveling the playing field and increasing retention in science. Journal of Chemical Education. 2014 Jan 14;91(1):37–47.
Hall, D. M., et al. “The science advancement through group engagement program: Leveling the playing field and increasing retention in science.” Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 91, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 37–47. Scopus, doi:10.1021/ed400075n.
Hall DM, Curtin-Soydan AJ, Canelas DA. The science advancement through group engagement program: Leveling the playing field and increasing retention in science. Journal of Chemical Education. 2014 Jan 14;91(1):37–47.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Chemical Education

DOI

EISSN

1938-1328

ISSN

0021-9584

Publication Date

January 14, 2014

Volume

91

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 47

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 13 Education
  • 03 Chemical Sciences