1. Class 7

2.  Introduction ◦ Statement of the Problem ◦ Purpose of the Study ◦ Research Questions/Hypothesis (one or the other) ◦ Theoretical Framework (if applicable) ◦ Definition of Terms  Literature Review ◦ Highlight previous findings that bear directly upon your study ◦ Use bullet points ◦ No citations

3.  Methods ◦ Participants ◦ Instrumentation ◦ Research Design and Procedures ◦ Analysis ◦ Protection of Human Rights

4.  Make it simple  Make it clear  Don’t let technology dominate

5. Dark room: Dark background with light letters Lighted room: Light background with dark letters

6.  Maximum of two READABLE typefaces  Keep it short, especially titles  Leave empty spaces (easy on the eyes)  No punctuation marks  Few or no citations

7.  Don’t include every word you will say  One or two ideas per slide  Use a big font ◦ This is 40 points ◦ This is 36 points ◦ This is 32 point

8.  Outlines rather than text  Tables rather than text  Graphs rather than Tables

9. General College Stress Minority Status Stress Academic Social/ Emotional Financial University climate Academic confidence Ethnic discrimination Inter-ethnic pressure

10.  University Climate Stress ◦ perceptions of the campus environment as unwelcoming to members of the student’s group  Academic Confidence ◦ concerns about the adequacy of their academic preparation and ability that are compounded by their racial, ethnic and social class background  Ethnic Discrimination ◦ concerns related to personal experiences of prejudice and discrimination based on the person’s ethnicity or race  Inter-Ethnic Pressure perceptions of negative relations among students from different racial and ethnic groups, including white students

11.  University Climate Stress ◦ perceptions of the campus environment as unwelcoming to members of the student’s group  Academic Confidence ◦ concerns about the adequacy of their academic preparation and ability that are compounded by racial, ethnic and social class background

12.  Ethnic Discrimination ◦ Concerns related to personal experiences of prejudice and discrimination based on the person’s ethnicity or race  Inter-Ethnic Pressure perceptions of negative relations among students from different racial and ethnic groups, including white students

13. General College Stress Ethnic Minority Stress Academic Social/ Emotional Financial University climate Academic confidence Ethnic discrimination Inter-ethnic pressure

14.  309 students in a major urban university in the southwest  In terms of gender 53% were men  In terms of age the mean was 21 years old an the range was 18 to 29 years old  69% were of Mexican descent and 70% were born in the US  Most (59%) were first generation in college

15. Participants N = 309Major urban university in the Southwest Gender 53% Men 47% Women AgeMean = 21 Range: 18 to 29 Sub-Group69% Mexican Descent Place of Birth70% U.S. Parental Education 59% neither parent attended college