ABSTRACT A postsecondary institution partnered with several high schools in a large, urban and highly diverse school district in the southeast U.S. through a GK-12 program funded by the National Science Foundation. The main goal of the project was to investigate the potential impact of the GK-12 program on the ability of graduate students to communicate their scientific research and expertise to a non-technical audience comprised of high school chemistry, biotechnology, and environmental science students and teachers. The graduate student presentations about their research were videotaped before, during, and after their participation in the program. Applying a standardized communications rubric, analysis of the video presentations indicated significant improvement in the graduate students’ communication skills during their participation in the program. In addition, graduate student perception of their improvement in communication skills was demonstrated through a qualitative survey. Implications for the training of graduate students in communication skills are discussed.

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大学/中学合作伙伴关系对STEM研究生交流技巧的影响

摘要一家大专院校通过美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）资助的GK-12计划，与美国东南部一个大型，城市化和高度多样化的学区的几所中学合作。该项目的主要目标是调查GK-12计划对研究生向非技术受众（包括高中化学，生物技术和环境科学专业的学生）传达其科学研究和专业知识的能力的潜在影响。教师。在参加该计划之前，之中和之后，都会对有关他们的研究的研究生演讲进行录像。应用标准化的通讯规则，对视频演示的分析表明，研究生在参加该计划期间的沟通技巧有了显着提高。此外，通过定性调查显示了研究生对其交流技能的提高的看法。讨论了对研究生进行交流技能培训的意义。