Biomedical Component 2014 Student & Teacher Summer Institute Results

Student Results

Program Highlights Significant differences found between this year and last year’s camp in following areas: – AFFILIATION WITH FACULTY AND STAY ON CAMPUS INCREASING INTEREST IN ATTENDING COLLEGE. – INCREASED INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND MATH – LEARNING EXPERIENCES

H as your affiliation and interaction with university faculty members increased your interest in attending college? 2014N= = 92.5% (N=161) T-test between %’s t-statistic=3.469; df=294 Two-tailed prob. =.0006

Has your week long stay at a university campus influenced your decision to attend college? 2014N= = 83% (N=161) T-test between %’s t-statistic=2.654; df=295 Two-tailed prob. =.0084

Has participating in the Biomed HSTA Summer Institute increased your interest in science? 2014 N = = 85% (N=158) t-statistic = df=292Two-tailed prob.=.0515

Has participating in the Biomed HSTA Summer Institute increased your interest in math? 2014 N = = 38% (N=159) t-statistic =2.582 df=293Two-tailed prob.=.0103

How comfortable do you feel using Experimental Design (Research Methods and the Scientific Method)? Week 1: t-statistic = df=153Two-tailed prob.=.000 Week 2: t-statistic =8.906 df=136 Two-tailed prob.=000 1 to 5 Likert Scale (1)Not At All Comfortable; (2) A Little Comfortable; (3) Moderately Comfortable; (4) Comfortable; (5) Very Comfortable 1 to 5 Likert Scale (1)Not At All Comfortable; (2) A Little Comfortable; (3) Moderately Comfortable; (4) Comfortable; (5) Very Comfortable

How comfortable do you feel using Community Based Participatory Research/Community Engagement? Week 1: t-statistic =2.854 df=155Two-tailed probability=.005 Week 2: t-statistic =2.703 df=138Two-tailed probability=.008

How comfortable do you feel using Statistics? Week 1: t-statistic =2.245 df=154Two-tailed prob.=.030

How comfortable do you feel using Excel? Week 2: t-statistic =2.188 df=138Two-tailed prob.=.030

Do you plan to use Experimental Design during the upcoming year? Week 1: t-statistic between %s=2.385 df=152 df=152 two-tailed probability=.0183 two-tailed probability=.0183

The laboratory experiences helped me to better understand what “metabolic syndrome” is. Week 2: t-statistic=2.479 df=137 df=137 two-tailed probability=.014 two-tailed probability=.014 Week 1: t-statistic=2.285 df=154 df=154 two-tailed probability=.024 two-tailed probability= to 5 Likert Scale (1) Not At All; (2) Very Little; (3) Moderately; (4) Quite A Bit; (5) A Lot 1 to 5 Likert Scale (1) Not At All; (2) Very Little; (3) Moderately; (4) Quite A Bit; (5) A Lot

The laboratory experiences helped me to better understand health problems in my community. Week 2: t-statistic=2.385 df=137 df=137 two-tailed probability=.019 two-tailed probability=.019

How much did you enjoy the College Fair (talking with professionals about potential careers and/or programs? Week 2: t-statistic=2.239 df=137 df=137 two-tailed probability=.027 two-tailed probability=.027

Participated in My First Patient Screenings Helpfulness of Goal Setting Session in Developing Personal Goal Combined Weeks: N=134 Mean=3.86 SD=1.12

Comparisons of Mentors, Faculty Teachers & FSC’s 2014 to 2013 MENTOR’S RATINGS 2014 Mean 2014 SD 2013 Mean 2013 SD Mentors Spent time Mentors Treated Student Equally Mentors Made feel Important Mentors Responsive to Needs Mentors Interacted Mentors Provided Overview of College TEACHER’S RATINGS 2014 Mean 2014 SD 2013 Mean 2013 SD Teachers Made Feel Special Teachers Responsive to Needs Teachers Interacted FACULTY’S RATINGS 2014 Mean 2014 SD 2013 Mean 2013 SD Faculty Made Feel Special Faculty Responsive to Needs Faculty Interacted FSC’S RATINGS 2014 Mean 2014 SD 2013 Mean 2013 SD FSCs Available When Needed Attention FSCs Treated Equally FSCs Responsive to Needs

Key Quotes on Improving Summer Institute LESS LECTURES MORE LABS!!!!!!! have better food at WVUor allow HSTA students to order food from other places Make sure the faculty does not just talk at the students. Make the students get involved by doing some activities. I feel that they did a good job over all but it needed to be a little more organized and be more helpful to people specific needs. Yes we do need to meet new people and i understand that they want us to room with others from different counties but i feel that the first day they should let everyone get to know each other and pick a roommate from a different county. Someone that you know that you would feel comfortable. thank you :) More time with the people other than those in the group you are assigned. Do more evening activities. Make the rules more clear at the beginning and give more trust to the students.

What did you like Most about the Summer Institute? Mentors (Jay, Lakiah, Joe, Kara, Ryan, Jen) Cadaver Lab Hands on Activities (The Learning) – “you get the chance to meet a lot of medical students and talk to them about their experience. you also get to talk to a lot of college students which helps give you more information on what to expect when you get to college” – “My favorite thing about Biomed was all of the people that I had the pleasure of meeting. Everyone was interesting and exceptional and a pleasure to be around. The mentors were helpful and approachable and really helped to guide me over the week. The lesson that I participated in with Dr. Klink was engaging and interesting and well done and sparked an interest in me that I didn't know that I had. Biomed was overall an incredible experience in my life that I will remember for years to come.” – “The videos that we made in the Social Behavior & Public Health class that my group was in. I really enjoyed the experience and the people that it was shared with.” – “ I liked the hands on experience of the cadaver and getting an idea of what types of things I will possibly do in my college courses, if I do decide to pursue a career in health care or even science. I also enjoyed the mentor panel so I can get a more realistic perspective on college life and study specifically at WVU. I liked goal setting because it gave me a fresh sense of inspiration to go at my goals head on without hesitation.”

Final Comments Overall, satisfaction with Biomed SI ranged from Fairly to Extremely, (  =3.99, sd=0.91 vs.  =3.91, sd=1.15 (2013)) Impact on increasing interest in HCCs hovered around Moderate to High, (  =3.57, sd=1.33) Although no significant differences between years, last year’s means were slightly higher than this year for mentors, teachers, faculty, with the exception of FSCs

TEACHER RESULTS

Program Highlights Significant differences found between this year and last year’s camp in following areas: – USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING IN UPCOMING YEAR – BEING A HEALTH CARE ADVOCATE FOR FAMILY/COMMUNITY

Do you plan to use Social Networking upon returning to your school and community? 1 to 5 Likert Scale (1) Not At All; (2) Very Little; (3) Moderately; (4) Quite A Bit; (5) A Lot 1 to 5 Likert Scale (1) Not At All; (2) Very Little; (3) Moderately; (4) Quite A Bit; (5) A Lot Independent T-Test between Means T-statistic = df= 19 Two –tailed probability =.034

After participating in the HSTA Summer Institute, do you think that you would like to be a health care advocate for your own family/community? 1=I did not like the idea 2=I liked the idea little, and I think my family would be interested 3=I liked it a lot, and I know my family would be interested.s 1=I did not like the idea 2=I liked the idea little, and I think my family would be interested 3=I liked it a lot, and I know my family would be interested.s Independent T-Test between Means T-statistic = df= 19 Two –tailed probability =.027

What other professional development needs would you like to see addressed? Not learning the same thing every year!!! More inventive ways to present ethics, etc. I would like to see more statistics training for all teachers. Students get too caught up in ttest, ANOVA, and correlations. I would like to give them other options to examine their data.

What other professional development needs would you like to see addressed? Technology and hands-on lab ideas with easily accessible equipment. Student motivation is always a concern. I would also like to see us be able to get professional development credit. I would like to see a group put together a new rubric for use at symposium and this would also help us prepare students for the presentations.

MOST USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR HSTA CLUB: CBPR (61.5%) LEAST USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR HSTA CLUB: SOCIAL NETWORKING (54.5%) MOST USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: EXCEL (33.3%) LEAST USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR CLASSROOM TEACHING: SOCIAL NETWORKING (50%) 92.3% INDICATED THAT THEY GAINED IDEAS FOR HSTA CLUB PROJECTS. ALL TEACHERS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE PREPARED OR EXTREMELY PREPARED TO HELP STUDENTS CONCEIVE AND CARRY OUT PROJECTS. (2014  (N=13) VS  (N=8) TEACHER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE EITHER GOOD OR EXPERT IN: *INCOPORATING RESEARCH PRINCIPLES INTO THEIR CLUBS (2014  =3.15) *CONFIDENT IN TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT RESEARCH (2014  Program Highlights

THE MAJORITY OF TEACHERS EITHER AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE SUMMER INSTITUTE CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR SCIENCE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (2014  =4.46 (N=13) VS  =4.14 (N=7) THE MAJORITY FEEL COMFORTABLE OR EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE WITH THE TEACHING METHODS. HIGHEST RATING: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN (2014  =4.85 (N=13) VS  =4.63 (N=8) LOWEST RATING: STATISTICS (2014  =4.23 (N=13) VS  =4.25 (N=8) MAJORITY OF TEACHERS REPORTED THAT THEY WILL USE A LOT, QUITE A BIT, OR MODERATELY THE TEACHING METHODS. HIGHEST RATING: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN (2014  =4.15 (N=13) VS  =4.25 (N=8) LOWEST RATING: SOCIAL NETWORKING (2014  =3.08 (N=13) VS  =4.13 (N=8)** THE MAJORITY OF TEACHERS FAIRLY TO STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE SUMMER INSTITUTE CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR MATH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (2014  =3.83 (N=12) VS  =3.63 (N=8) Program Highlights

Final Comments Overall, the teachers were either SATISFIED OR EXTREMELY STATISFIED with the Summer Institute. (2014  =4.54 (N=13) VS  =4.88 (N=8) Many reported that the pre-academy sessions were Fairly to Extremely Effective in preparing them to facilitate student learning during the student week. – Highest Rating: Faculty Sessions (  =4.46) – Lowest Rating: Statistics Overview:  =3.73) They FAIRLY TO STRONGLY AGREED that their teaching methods improved due to the SI (2014  =4.23(N=13) VS  =4.50 (N=8) For the most part, last year’s respondents rated the different components of the SI slightly higher than this year’s respondents. Nevertheless, this year’s Summer Institute received very good ratings as well.