![]() ![]() Six African American and Latinx STEM Career Partners will ground the simulations in authentic mathematics and collaborative industry practices that appeal to student users. Simulation content and supports will be informed by staff from strategic partners, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (MPSC) and Latin圎d, that provide STEM-focused programming to African American, Latinx, and future first-generation college students. Adapted from an artificial intelligence platform used in healthcare training, the simulations’ virtual partners and their dialog will be based on recordings of mathematics collaboration in secondary school classrooms. Simulation players will interact with virtual partners, receiving feedback to improve performance and emphasize the value of mathematics and collaboration in STEM careers. The simulations will feature authentic performance settings of STEM career scenarios with opportunities for repeated application of mathematical knowledge and collaborative skills. The project’s work will result in three simulation modules, program materials supporting their use in informal learning environments, and initial research evidence about their implementation and impacts. By creating an innovative simulation to support mathematics collaborative skills development and STEM career identities, and grounding its use in informal learning environments that capitalize on youths’ cultural assets, this project will increase the likelihood that students historically underrepresented in STEM careers will persist in the STEM career pipeline. Practice with these simulations will help adolescents build collaborative skills and career interest in STEM fields, especially those that use mathematics and require strong teamwork. This project will lead to the creation of virtual simulations of peer collaboration in STEM fields, designed for use by adolescents. This disparity is especially concerning given projected shortfalls in skilled workers for jobs in STEM fields. For more information about the MCAT exam, visit in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and attainment in STEM education need to reflect better the diversity of US population demographics. The content is also included in the Pre-health Collection within MedEdPORTAL’s iCollaborative sponsored by the AAMC: *MCAT® is a program of the AAMC and related trademarks owned by the Association include Medical College Admission Test, MCAT, and MCAT2015. These videos, questions, and articles are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License (available at ). All materials are categorized according to the pre-health competencies tested by the new MCAT exam however, the content in this collection is not intended to prescribe a program of study for the new MCAT exam. All content in this collection has been created under the direction of the Khan Academy and has been reviewed under the direction of the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). Content will be added to the collection through 2015. ![]() The collection contains more than 1000 videos and 2800 practice questions. MCAT This collection is being developed for the revised MCAT® exam that will first be administered in April 2015. ![]()
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