This Project Grant award, valued at $150,000.00 and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports a collaborative research effort to implement and evaluate a mastery outcomes assessment strategy in undergraduate general chemistry courses at the University of California-Riverside, Mount San Antonio College, and Mount San Jacinto College. The primary objectives are to reduce equity gaps and improve retention of historically underserved Hispanic student populations in this critical gateway course sequence, as well as assess the impact on faculty instructors' attitudes towards fostering a growth mindset. The project involves training workshops for faculty, phased implementation of the mastery outcomes assessment structure, parallel metacognitive learning interventions for students, and multi-faceted evaluation of the approach's effectiveness. The award recipient, the Mount San Antonio Community College District (doing business as Mount San Antonio College), is a Hispanic Serving Institution that will serve as the lead institution and fiscal agent for this 3-year project set to begin in August 2024.
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