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Abstract

High school capstone courses—culminating educational experiences for seniors as they conclude their formal high school education—have become increasingly popular across the nation, particularly in New England. The STEMStarter Capstone was designed to help Connecticut high schools meet new accreditation standards from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and graduation requirements that include a mastery-based learning project. Standard 2 of the CitationNEASC 2020 Standards (2018) for school accreditation states: “Students are active learners and have the opportunity to lead their own learning.” Methods to effectively meet this principle include

Acknowledgments

This work was funded in part by the National Science Foundation (grant #1614182).

Author Contributions

Elizabeth A. Radday ([email protected]) is research specialist at EdAdvance in Danbury, Connecticut. You can find her online at www.skills21.org, on Twitter at @ECskills21, and on Instagram at @ECSkills.

Katherine A. Shields ([email protected]) is research scientist at Education Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts. You can find her online at www.edc.org, on Facebook at the EDC page (@edc.worldwide), and on Twitter at @EDCtweets.

Joshua Cox ([email protected]) is research associate II at Education Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

David Bamat ([email protected]) is research associate I at Education Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Notes on contributors

Elizabeth A. Radday

Elizabeth A. Radday ([email protected]) is research specialist at EdAdvance in Danbury, Connecticut. You can find her online at www.skills21.org, on Twitter at @ECskills21, and on Instagram at @ECSkills.

Katherine A. Shields

Katherine A. Shields ([email protected]) is research scientist at Education Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts. You can find her online at www.edc.org, on Facebook at the EDC page (@edc.worldwide), and on Twitter at @EDCtweets.

Joshua Cox

Joshua Cox ([email protected]) is research associate II at Education Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

David Bamat

David Bamat ([email protected]) is research associate I at Education Development Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

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