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The Use of Metrics to Measure the Effectiveness
and Efficiency of Undergraduate STEM Programs

Since its inception, the goal of PR-LSAMP has been to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of undergraduate STEM programs by transforming the teaching and learning culture of participating institutions.  The metrics used by PR-LSAMP to measure increased effectiveness and efficiency are: enrollment data, degrees awarded, and the Index of Course Efficiency (ICE).  To obtain these metrics PR-LSAMP uses a three-prong approach: annual institutional data, retrospective cohort studies, and a student tracking system.

  • Undergraduate enrollment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has increased, from 12,572 in 1991 to 27,068 in 2003. - Click here

  • The number of baccalaureate degrees awarded in STEM disciplines has increased, from 1,709 degrees awarded in 1991 to 3,123 in 2004. In this 13-year period, institutions have awarded a total of 35,843 BS degrees in STEM fields. - Click here

  • At the local level, in 2004 the University of Puerto Rico awarded 23 Ph.D. degrees in science and engineering fields.  At the national level, 17% of the Hispanics that obtained a PhD in a natural science field from 1997-2002, received their BS from a PR-LSAMP institution.  In the case of Engineering, the percent is 13%. - Click here

  • The Index of Course Efficiency (ICE) - The Index of Course Efficiency was defined as the average number of times students must take a course to satisfactorily pass it with a grade of “C” or above.  The ICE allows the institution to determine which courses presented significant problems to a specific cohort of students, as evidenced by the percent of failures and number of times they had to repeat them in order to pass them.  The ICE is a valuable tool to identify the principal problem areas of the STEM programs for institutional academic managers to act upon.

The Index of Course Efficiency (ICE) – A Brief Presentation  Click here

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