"Assessment of the Impact of Summer STEAM programs on High School Participants’ Content Knowledge and Attitude towards STEAM Careers"
Resumen
"For the past five years, the Science and Mathematics Department at Columbia College Chicago,
in collaboration with After School Matters (ASM) from the city of Chicago, offers two, six-
weeks summer programs for high school and rising high school students interested in the
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) fields. During this period
(June through August), 80 students spend six weeks on the college campus participating in one
of the two following programs: 1) 30 students participated at the Junior Research Scientists and
2) 50 students participated at the Comed Youth Ambassadors. Both programs were designed by
faculty and staff of the department. Students attended classes taught by college faculty and staff;
participated in engineering design projects and problem-solving challenges, and attended other
STEAM related activities"