Title :
An NSF pilot project on minority student retention
Author :
Khan, Fitratullah ; Siddique, Bari
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Texas Univ., Brownsville, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper is based on a pilot project for which the funding was secured by The University of Texas at Brownsville from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) program. The proposal is to develop a multimedia based computer assisted learning lab (MCALL) to increase the present low student retention rate and enhance the quality of education in science and engineering technology for a predominantly minority student population. To achieve the objective, efforts will be focused on: improving the understanding of concepts in computer science, biology, chemistry, and physics through multimedia based interactive tutoring and experimentation; and developing technical skills for students in the area of multimedia, modeling and simulation
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; engineering computing; engineering education; laboratories; multimedia computing; natural sciences computing; Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement program; National Science Foundation; University of Texas; biology education; chemistry education; computer assisted learning lab; computer science education; engineering technology; funding; interactive tutoring; minority student population; minority student retention; modeling; multimedia; physics education; pilot project; quality; simulation; student retention rate; Biological system modeling; Biology computing; Chemical technology; Computer science education; Educational programs; Educational technology; Instruments; Laboratories; Physics education; Proposals;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3348-9
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1996.573062
