@inproceedings{1b8539325b0f4fd2bc2c84aadda6d0b3,
title = "Make It Matter: A Collaborative Student-Led Engagement and Persistence Program",
abstract = "Students stay in school at higher rates if they understand the value of their learning and if they are intrinsically motivated by the topics. The student-centered program Make it Matter is designed to give students a reason to persist through school. This open inquiry-based process guides students through the process of doing research and producing outcomes (such as an event, a publication, or a work of art) and can be applied to any topic. Pilots are being run over a range of education levels on a variety of topics, including English Language Arts and undergraduate STEM research opportunities, which we discuss here. Initial results from the high school English Language Arts program showed a 30% reduction in failing grades as compared with the previous quarter.",
keywords = "Intrinsic motivation, Open inquiry, Persistence, Technology-enabled",
author = "Turner Bohlen and Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Carolyn Bickers and James Tanton",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; The Learning Ideas Conference, TLIC 2021 ; Conference date: 14-06-2021 Through 18-06-2021",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-90677-1_4",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783030906764",
series = "Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "40--48",
editor = "David Guralnick and Auer, {Michael E.} and Antonella Poce",
booktitle = "Innovations in Learning and Technology for the Workplace and Higher Education - Proceedings of {\textquoteleft}The Learning Ideas Conference, 2021",
address = "Germany",
}