Pictured: Kristy Kidd, right, and Dr. Ann RobinsonA University of Arkansas at Little Rock study that examines effective ways to identify high-potential science and engineering students from traditionally underrepresented groups recently was featured in the .Test scores aren鈥檛 always the best way to evaluate student potential, said Dr. Ann Robinson, director of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education.
鈥淓ngineering is ripe with opportunities for children who have a talent for hands-on tinkering,鈥� Robinson said in the blog.
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education study, called STEM Starters+, is funded by a five-year $2.5 million U.S. Department of Education grant. Robinson is the principal investigator, and the project director is Kristy Kidd.
糖心Vlog传媒LR researchers are collaborating with the Museum of Science in Boston, which developed the Engineering is Elementary curriculum used in the research.
.Photo:聽Kristy Kidd (right) and Dr. Ann Robinson
