Cocca, Francesca

Gill, Taylor

Giuffrida, Cecelia

Stenard, Julia

Zappala, Cheyanne

English

Clark University

Clark University Clark Digital Commons Undergraduate Student Research Festivals Academic Spree Day 2021 Apr 26th, 12:00 AM Presenting Original Work in High School and its Relation to Intended Area of Study in College Cheyanne Zappala Clark University, CZappala@clarku.edu Cecelia Giuffrida Clark University, CGiuffrida@clarku.edu Francesca Cocca Clark University, FCocca@clarku.edu Taylor Gill Clark University, TGill@clarku.edu Julia Stenard Clark University, JSternad@clarku.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.clarku.edu/asdff Zappala, Cheyanne; Giuffrida, Cecelia; Cocca, Francesca; Gill, Taylor; and Stenard, Julia, "Presenting Original Work in High School and its Relation to Intended Area of Study in College" (2021). Undergraduate Student Research Festivals. 16. https://commons.clarku.edu/asdff/asd2021/asd2021/16 This Open Access Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conference Proceedings at Clark Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Student Research Festivals by an authorized administrator of Clark Digital Commons. For more information, please contact mkrikonis@clarku.edu, jodolan@clarku.edu, dlutz@clarku.edu,larobinson@clarku.edu. Presenting Original Work in High School and its Relation to Intended Area of Study in CollegeCecelia Giuffrida ‘21, Cheyanne Zappala ‘21, Francesca Cocca ’21,Taylor Gill ‘22, Julia Sternad ‘21 – (Sponsor: Professor Nancy Budwig)IntroductionReferencesMethod           270 Student ParticipantsParticipants: First-year students from 4 different colleges that participated in the LEAP Challenge program. 23 Question Anonymous Survey Measures: A survey was sent to 8 colleges, 4 of which participated. Several questions focused on college preparedness including experience with engaged learning, original or capstone projects, and presentation experience. Reflective questions that were focused on included:1) Did you engage in a class requiring a public presentation?2) What is your area of study?A Focus On Presenting Original Work and Intended Major Procedure:Each school leader distributed a qualtrics survey to first-year students, then each participant was invited to reflect on their high school preparation for college by completing the survey.Results● A chi-square test of independence showed that there was no significant association between predicted area of study and the extent to which students presented original work in high school, X2 (4, n=270) = 4.4705, p = .346058● 60 % of projected science students at school 2 reported to have participated in presenting original work where less than 50 % of projected science students from schools 1, 3, and 4 participated in presenting● Within the totals of all four schools, 85% of students interested in the arts did not complete public presentations in high school. No other notable trends were found within the data of all four schools. Question: “While in high school, I engaged in a class requiring me to make a public presentation”There was no statistical significance found between intended majors and participation in publicly presenting original work in high school.Future Directions and Limitations: ● Given our small sample size of four schools, data should not be generalized across all colleges and universities that participate in the LEAP Challenge. ● Despite no significant differences among original work in high school, previous work suggests that there are significant differences in a participant pool of college seniors (Palmerino, Temm, & Townsend, 2019). ● Future studies should examine differences within each school to create a deeper understanding of possible significant differences across disciplines.  Implications:Schools should continue to focus on the patterns found within intended majors and consider students’ intended area of study when developing interventions to ensure equity across the various intended majors and opportunities to present original work.      ● 87% of employers value project based work. 91% value critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving abilities over a potential employee’s major, ultimately leading the Association of American Colleges and Universities to work with colleges to build these skills (AAC&U, 2015). ● Previously collected data suggests that LEAP Challenge school students were more likely to participate in engaged learning. However, only 32% of overall college graduates have reported presenting an original project that lasted over one semester (Gallup, 2014). ● The goal of the study is to identify whether or not there is a significant relationship between students’ intended area of study in college and if they engaged in a high school class that allowed them to publicly present original work. ● The data will allow us to comprehend factors of the transitional change and a deeper understanding of what programs may be necessary to implement and evaluate in order to better prepare students when they arrive at college and career readiness. Association of American Colleges and Universities. (2015). The LEAP challenge: education for a world of unscripted problems [Brochure]. Gallup-Purdue Index Report. (2014). Great jobs, great lives. Retrieved from GP Index.Hart Research Associates. (2015). Falling short? College learning and career success. Association of American Colleges and Universities.Palmerino, Jimmy; Temm, Steven; and Townsend, Quint, "College Students' Participation in Applied Learning Practices Based on Areas of Study" (2019). Academic Spree Day and Fall Fest. 84. https://commons.clarku.edu/asdff/ASD2019/Posters/84Discussion

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