Does attending a STEM high school improve student performance? Evidence from New York City

M Wiswall, L Stiefel, AE Schwartz, J Boccardo - Economics of Education …, 2014 - Elsevier
We investigate the role of specialized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) high schools in New York City (NYC) in promoting performance in science and …

Exploring international gender differences in mathematics self-concept

AD Goldman, AM Penner - International Journal of Adolescence …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study provides an international perspective on mathematics by examining mathematics
self-concept, achievement, and the desire to enter a career involving mathematics among …

Exploring bebras tasks content and performance: a multinational study.

C Izu, C Mirolo, A Settle, L Mannila… - Informatics in Education, 2017 - ceeol.com
Although there is no universal agreement that students should learn programming, many
countries have reached a consensus on the need to expose K-12 students to Computational …

ACADEMIC GRADES AND MOTIVATION IN HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH TEACHERS …

L Shumow, JA Schmidt - Journal of Education Research, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
This study compared the academic performance, perceived competence, attitudes, and
perceived level of momentary skill of 244 (n= 129 male, n= 115 female) high school students …

Life is engineering program: Impact of an engineering outreach project in K-12

M Abdulwahed, S Ghani, MO Hasna… - 2013 IEEE Global …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The demand for qualified national engineers is high in Qatar; Currently, a wide gap in supply
exists. Consequently, urgent and proactive interventions at K-12 level to promote …

[图书][B] Understanding gender, context and game culture for the development of equitable digital games as learning environments

GT Richard - 2014 - search.proquest.com
The study proposes that in order to design educational games that address equitable
learning outcomes, we need to understand contextual factors that can have differential …

Introducing women to computer science in high school to reduce the gender gap in the cybersecurity profession

E Del Toro - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Female underrepresentation in the cybersecurity profession is a problem not only of labor
supply but also of untapped talent and diversity. The purpose of this research was to identify …

[PDF][PDF] Orientation vs. behavior: gender differences in field of study choice set

S Alon, TA DiPrete - 2013 - core.ac.uk
Women now surpass men in overall rates of college graduation in many industrialized
countries, but sex segregation in fields of study persists, even within STEM majors. In a …

Women in Technology: College Experiences that Are Correlated with Long-Term Career Success

MG Moreno - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Women are underrepresented in technology careers because they pursue technology
degrees less frequently and leave technology careers at greater numbers than do men. By …

Social Change and Gender Differences in the Formation of Field of Study Choice Set

S Alon, TA DiPrete - Available at SSRN 2343739, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
Women now surpass men in overall rates of college graduation in many industrialized
countries, but sex segregation in fields of study persists. In a world where gender norms …