An Investigation of Comparative Hispanic Student Success in Calculus I at Four State of Florida Universities
National employment data forecasts a significant need for graduates in the STEM disciplines for middle-income American jobs. If the American labor force is to keep pace with the global economy, it is critically important that American higher education increase STEM degree production. Currently, min...
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National employment data forecasts a significant need for graduates in the STEM disciplines for middle-income American jobs. If the American labor force is to keep pace with the global economy, it is critically important that American higher education increase STEM degree production. Currently, minority populations lack access and thus opportunity for success in higher education, but, among them, Hispanic groups account for about 59 million Americans, are the youngest demographic, and have the highest growth rate of any ethnic group. Hispanic students are inadequately represented in higher education enrollment numbers, graduation rates, graduate degree attainment, and STEM degree attainment. While only 14% of American institutions of higher education are designated as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), 64% of Hispanic American college students attend an HSI. As a result, HSIs are in a unique position to improve student success in STEM disciplines. A statistical analysis of the grades of Hispanic and White students in an introductory STEM course, Calculus I, at two Florida HSI universities and two non-HSI universities, revealed 1) white students significantly outperformed Hispanic students in Calculus I at State of Florida non-HSIs and 2) white students did not outperform Hispanic students in Calculus I at State of Florida HSIs.
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| spelling | doaj.art-396753e9aaad4c32acab045b42f1627f2022-12-22T02:55:25ZengIndiana University Office of Scholarly PublishingJournal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning1527-93162022-03-0122110.14434/josotl.v22i1.30563An Investigation of Comparative Hispanic Student Success in Calculus I at Four State of Florida UniversitiesRenee Y. Becker0Thomas Dwight Cox1Valencia CollegeUniversity of Central Florida National employment data forecasts a significant need for graduates in the STEM disciplines for middle-income American jobs. If the American labor force is to keep pace with the global economy, it is critically important that American higher education increase STEM degree production. Currently, minority populations lack access and thus opportunity for success in higher education, but, among them, Hispanic groups account for about 59 million Americans, are the youngest demographic, and have the highest growth rate of any ethnic group. Hispanic students are inadequately represented in higher education enrollment numbers, graduation rates, graduate degree attainment, and STEM degree attainment. While only 14% of American institutions of higher education are designated as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), 64% of Hispanic American college students attend an HSI. As a result, HSIs are in a unique position to improve student success in STEM disciplines. A statistical analysis of the grades of Hispanic and White students in an introductory STEM course, Calculus I, at two Florida HSI universities and two non-HSI universities, revealed 1) white students significantly outperformed Hispanic students in Calculus I at State of Florida non-HSIs and 2) white students did not outperform Hispanic students in Calculus I at State of Florida HSIs. https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/30563Hispanic student success, STEM, Hispanic serving institutions, Calculus IHigher Education Teaching |
| spellingShingle | Renee Y. Becker Thomas Dwight Cox An Investigation of Comparative Hispanic Student Success in Calculus I at Four State of Florida Universities Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Hispanic student success, STEM, Hispanic serving institutions, Calculus I Higher Education Teaching |
| title | An Investigation of Comparative Hispanic Student Success in Calculus I at Four State of Florida Universities |
| title_full | An Investigation of Comparative Hispanic Student Success in Calculus I at Four State of Florida Universities |
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| title_short | An Investigation of Comparative Hispanic Student Success in Calculus I at Four State of Florida Universities |
| title_sort | investigation of comparative hispanic student success in calculus i at four state of florida universities |
| topic | Hispanic student success, STEM, Hispanic serving institutions, Calculus I Higher Education Teaching |
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