Planned Pathways (P2): Incorporation of Freshman in Research for Early Experience (iFREE)”, is a new program initiated at Georgia Southern University. The following study will discuss its structure, implementation and the pilot data. The program is designed to engage students in research experiences from their first semester on campus and to track the student’s retention and progression toward graduation. The students begin the program during their freshman year through enrollment in a specially designed first year experience (FYE-iFREE) course. The program is created to measure students’ efficacy beliefs leading to motivation to persist in their intended STEM Major. It is assessed through the adapted Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA) surveys showcasing any influence on graduation rates. The first-year data of the program will be shared.

P2:iFREE – Building a freshman research initiative program at Georgia Southern University

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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