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Exploration of Experiential STEM Education Programs in Mississippi and Their Use by Mississippi K-12 Educators Mississippi State University Scholars Junction Theses and Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 1-1-2018 Exploration of Experiential STEM Education Programs in Mississippi and Their Use by Mississippi K-12 Educators Randi Robison Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td Recommended Citation Robison, Randi, "Exploration of Experiential STEM Education Programs in Mississippi and Their Use by Mississippi K-12 Educators" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 2159. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2159 This Graduate Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Scholars Junction. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholars Junction. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Template A v3.0 (beta): Created by J. Nail 06/2015 Exploration of experiential STEM education programs in Mississippi and their use by Mississippi K-12 educators By TITLE PAGE Randi Robison A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Mississippi State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Environmental Geosciences in the Department of Geosciences. Mississippi State, Mississippi August 2018 Copyright by COPYRIGHT PAGE Randi Robison 2018 Exploration of experiential STEM education programs in Mississippi and their use by Mississippi K-12 educators By APPROVAL PAGE Randi Robison Approved: ____________________________________ Renee Clary (Major Professor / Graduate Coordinator) ____________________________________ Ryan Walker (Committee Member) ____________________________________ Roberto Gallardo (Committee Member) ____________________________________ Qingmin Meng (Committee Member) ____________________________________ Rick Travis Dean College of Arts & Sciences Name: Randi Robison ABSTRACT Date of Degree: August 10, 2018 Institution: Mississippi State University Major Field: Geosciences Major Professor: Dr. Renee Clary Title of Study: Exploration of experiential STEM education programs in Mississippi and their use by Mississippi K-12 educators Pages in Study: 107 Candidate for Degree of Master of Science Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are important fields in today’s world. Educators can incorporate informal STEM learning opportunities into their curriculum by taking students on field trips. In this research, 210 Mississippi STEM education centers were identified, and 50 completed a survey about their programs. 17 Mississippi STEM clubs were identified and 14 completed surveys. 81 Mississippi STEM K-12 educators also completed surveys about field trips and STEM programs offered near them. A Google Map, a Geodatabase, shapefiles, and Google Spreadsheets were created to manage these data. Maps were created displaying locations of STEM centers, responses from STEM centers and educators, and areas of the state where there is high interest in collaboration to create new programs. The deliverables of this research will be incorporated to the first STEM-focused website for the state of Mississippi. This website could help teachers identify more informal STEM opportunities for their students. DEDICATION To all the educators who have fostered my love of learning, and for those equipping the next generation with awe and understanding. Mrs. Penny, Mrs. Debbie, Mrs. Gail, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Hatton (King), Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Nunnelee, Mrs. Abney, Mrs. Arrington, Mr. Freeman, Coach Hunt, Mrs. Eaves, Mr. West, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Crestman, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Freeman, Coach Norris, Coach Sinquefield, Coach Burkhead, Mrs. Cossar, Mrs. Cushman, Mrs. Mayfield, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hogan, Dr. McPherson, Mrs. Miller, Tiffany Beachy, Jeremy Lloyd, Jennie McGuigan, Dr. Holland, Dr. Threlkeld, Dr. Gaston, Dr. Ochs, Dr. Resetarits, Dr. Britson, Dr. Gray, Dr. Zachos, Dr. Eason, Mrs. Grace, Dr. Jones, Mrs. Moe, Dr. Meng, Dr. Dash, Dr. Gabitov, Dr. Skarke, Dr. Lalk, Dr. Clary, and most importantly Mom and Dad. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge my tireless advisor, Dr. Renee Clary, my wonderful committee, Dr. Roberto Gallardo, Dr. Ryan Walker, and Dr. Quingmin Meng, and my favorite editor, my husband, Caleb. I would like to acknowledge my mom who took the time to read with me every night and is a constant source of support and my dad who taught me my first biology lessons and planted this seed long ago. I would also like to acknowledge the great Mississippians who answered my phone calls, especially the ones who went above and beyond in their efforts to help me with my research. Without their true southern hospitality, I would not have accomplished even a fraction of this work and without them, there would have been nothing in this research to find. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION .................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ vii LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1 II. STEM AND FORMAL EDUCATION ................................................................3 K-12 implementation of informal STEM education .......................................3 Online resource connectivity ...........................................................................6 The Mississippi Science Celebration ...............................................................7 III. METHODS ...........................................................................................................9 STEM Surveys and Data Management .................................................................9 STEM education centers ..................................................................................9 Identification and survey distribution ........................................................9 Open-source data management ................................................................10 Data management via geodatabase ..........................................................11 STEM clubs and organizations ......................................................................11 Identification and survey distribution ......................................................11 Open-source data management ................................................................12 STEM K-12 educators ...................................................................................12 Survey distribution ..................................................................................12 Open-source data management ................................................................12 Data management via geodatabase ..........................................................13 Geospatial Analyses ............................................................................................13 Buffer to find underserviced schools .............................................................13 Identification of areas with high interest in collaboration .............................14 Teachers and Centers ...............................................................................14 Centers’ K-12 Programming ...................................................................15 IV. DATA AND ANALYSIS ...................................................................................16 iv STEM Surveys and Data Management ...............................................................16 STEM education centers ................................................................................16 Surveys received ......................................................................................16 Open-source data management ................................................................17 Data management via geodatabase ..........................................................20 STEM clubs and organizations ......................................................................21 Surveys received ......................................................................................21 Open-source data management ................................................................21 STEM K-12 Educators ..................................................................................23 Surveys received ......................................................................................23 Open-source data management ................................................................23 Data management via Geodatabase .........................................................26 V. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS.....................................................................27 Surveys ..........................................................................................................27 STEM education centers ..........................................................................27 STEM clubs and organizations ................................................................28 K-12 STEM educators .............................................................................29 Google Map Deliverable ...............................................................................30
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