The effects of a university/secondary school partnership on the communication skills of STEM graduate students

Chamely-Wiik, Donna; Haky, Jerome E.; Louda, Deborah W.; Romance, Nancy R.; Goode, Ashley B. C.; Vitale, Michael R.

doi:10.1080/21548455.2018.1543978

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“…These obstacles may be addressed through careful thought and attention to practicing science communication with diverse audiences (von Winterfeldt, 2013). In particular, previous outreach events have been shown to strengthen graduate student science communication skills through the discussion and practice of communication with broad audiences (Clark et al, 2016;Chamely-Wiik et al, 2019;Kompella et al, 2020;Ufnar and Shepherd, 2021).…”

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Flipped Science Fair Invites Children to Judge Graduate Student Posters Through a University-Community Partnership

Lewis,

O’Malley,

Palissery

et al. 2023

JSTEM

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Flipped Science Fairs put power directly into children's hands, inviting them to judge graduate student science fair posters. At the fair, graduate students practice communicating their research to a young audience, while children have the opportunity to see themselves as valued contributors in science. Here, we present a model for a walk-in Flipped Science Fair, designed in partnership between nine Virginia Tech graduate students and the Roanoke City Public Libraries (RPL; Roanoke, VA, USA). At our event, 27 graduate students presented posters about their research, with an audience of over 250 community members. We found that hosting the Flipped Science Fair at a public library lowered barriers to entry for participants and allowed us to reach an audience further from the university. While judging posters, children learned about a wide range of leading-edge research and had meaningful interactions with diverse scientists in small-group settings. Conversely, for graduate students, this event and associated training workshops provided an opportunity to practice communicating their research to a new audience. Throughout this article, we share our experience as graduate students collaboratively conceptualizing and organizing this community-oriented Flipped Science Fair with public library partners.

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Flipped Science Fair Invites Children to Judge Graduate Student Posters Through a University-Community Partnership

Lewis,

O’Malley,

Palissery

et al. 2023

JSTEM

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Career implications for college student mentors through their contribution to a climate film outreach program for adolescents

Boyd

Okochi

Littrell

et al. 2021

International Journal of Science Education, Part B

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The competence, interest, and perceived self-efficacy of undergraduate students in science communication

Ibragimov,

Zhdanov,

Volosova

et al. 2024

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed

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Science communication is an important part of science literacy that helps build trust in science, promotes the public interest, and supports informed decision-making on scientific issues. However, the literature lacks studies examining undergraduate student’s competence, interest, and self-efficacy in science communication. This study investigated undergraduate student’s competence, interest, and perceived self-efficacy skills in science communication. Two instruments were used to collect data from 226 undergraduate students in a public research university. The findings revealed that participants’ competence and interest in science communication were moderate. The data shows that STEM students lack confidence in their ability to engage in science communication and are not particularly interested in it. The study found no significant differences in competence, interest, perceived self-efficacy, and gender. Likewise, no significant differences were found in competence and perceived self-efficacy across different grade levels. However, there was a significant relationship between participants’ interests and their grade levels. The effect size was small for competence and interests in science communication. The conclusion discusses the implications of the findings for future studies.

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The effects of a university/secondary school partnership on the communication skills of STEM graduate students

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Flipped Science Fair Invites Children to Judge Graduate Student Posters Through a University-Community Partnership

Flipped Science Fair Invites Children to Judge Graduate Student Posters Through a University-Community Partnership

Career implications for college student mentors through their contribution to a climate film outreach program for adolescents

The competence, interest, and perceived self-efficacy of undergraduate students in science communication

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