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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED266932 AUTHOR: Culler, Katharyn; And Others
TITLE: University of California, Berkeley's Undergraduate
Honors Program for Minority Mathematics and Science Students
-The Math/Science Workshop Program. Final Report.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1986
NOTE: 30 p.
ABSTRACT: The aim of the Math/Science Workshop Program was
to improve the performance of the University of California
(UC) Berkeley minority students in freshman- and sophomore
level mathematics and science courses, and thereby increase
the number of such students who continue on to complete
bachelor's degrees in "mathematics-based" fields. It is also
intended to serve as a model affirmative action program for
other institutions seeking to improve the performance and
persistence of minority undergraduates in scientific and
technical fields of study. This report contains an executive
summary and: (1) project overview; (2) project purpose; (3)
background and origins; (4) project description; (5)
outcomes and impacts; and (6) summary and conclusions.
Findings show that the project (which provided supplementary
instruction, academic counseling, and other services)
appeals to well-motivated, high achieving students. It sets
high goals for them, teaches them to work both independently
and in groups, and in so doing, prepares them for the kind
of work conditions that are frequently encountered in
research laboratory and high technology think-tanks. The
program demonstrates that Blacks and Hispanics can compete
successfully with the nation's very best students both at UC
Berkeley and elsewhere. (JN)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Educational-Improvement; Higher-Education;
Honors-Curriculum; Mathematics-Education; Mathematics
Instruction; Minority-Groups; Program-Evaluation; Science
Education; Undergraduate-Study
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Blacks-; *College-Mathematics; *Hispanic
Americans; *Mathematics-Achievement; *Program-Descriptions;
*Workshops-
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