Seminars on Science Pedagogy. Final Report

Faculty teams from 19 member institutions of the Council of Independent Colleges participated in the CIC Seminars in STEM Pedagogy during Summer 2019 (in-person) and Summer 2021 (virtual). Team leaders were to report on their final outcomes by June 15, 2023. Eleven institutions submitted final reports. Six of these institutions also provided additional outcome data. No two institutions submitted the same type of data. Therefore, outcome data was not merged. This report will describe the new pedagogies mentioned by the 11 institutions in their final reports and their written outcome statements. It will also summarize the outcomes results from the six institutions that provided data in terms of graduation status, grades (including DWF rates, or percentages of students that receive a D, receive an F, or withdraw), and concept learning. Finally, it will summarize student perceptions assessed through the Student Learning Experience Summaries (SLES) submitted by four institutions. Letters will be used to differentiate institutions throughout the report. The same institution will not have the same letter designation in different sections to maximize confidentiality.