Open AccessA Course-Based Teaching Experience for STEM Undergraduates Improves Student Perceptions of Teaching Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Toward Teaching Careers
Author(s) -
Seth D. Bush,
Ashley Calloway,
Emily Bush,
Ed Himelblau
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.21-04-0105
Subject(s) - economic shortage , perception , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , self efficacy , adaptability , medicine , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , government (linguistics) , biology , psychotherapist
In the Learn By Doing Lab, STEM majors teach hands-on science to third- through eighth-grade students visiting the campus. Participants develop confidence in their ability to teach science and a more positive view of the teaching profession. Participants recognize that the experience builds 21st-century competencies.