Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005.
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2021 Jun;20(2):ar21. doi: 10.1187/cbe.20-03-0046.
University science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) summer bridge programs provide incoming STEM university students additional course work and preparation before they begin their studies. These programs are designed to reduce attrition and increase the diversity of students pursuing STEM majors and STEM career paths. A meta-analysis of 16 STEM summer bridge programs was conducted. Results showed that program participation had a medium-sized effect on first-year overall grade point average ( = 0.34) and first-year university retention (Odds Ratio [] = 1.747). Although this meta-analytic research reflects a limited amount of available quantitative academic data on summer STEM bridge programs, this study nonetheless provides important quantitative inroads into much-needed research on programs' objective effectiveness. These results articulate the importance of thoughtful experimental design and how further research might guide STEM bridge program development to increase the success and retention of matriculating STEM students.
大学理工科（STEM）暑期桥梁课程为即将入学的 STEM 专业大学生提供了额外的课程和准备，让他们在开始学习之前做好准备。这些课程旨在减少流失率，增加从事 STEM 专业和 STEM 职业道路的学生的多样性。对 16 个 STEM 暑期桥梁课程进行了荟萃分析。结果表明，课程参与对大一学生的总平均绩点（=0.34）和大一学生的大学保留率（优势比 []=1.747）有中等影响。尽管这项荟萃分析研究反映了可用的关于暑期 STEM 桥梁课程的有限数量的定量学术数据，但它为研究这些项目的客观效果提供了重要的定量依据。这些结果阐明了精心设计实验的重要性，以及进一步的研究如何指导 STEM 桥梁课程的发展，以提高入学 STEM 学生的成功率和保留率。
