Motivational pathways to STEM career choices: Using expectancy–value perspective to understand individual and gender differences in STEM fields

MT Wang, J Degol - Developmental review, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The United States has made a significant effort and investment in STEM education,
yet the size and the composition of the STEM workforce continues to fail to meet demand. It …

Women's underrepresentation in science: sociocultural and biological considerations.

SJ Ceci, WM Williams, SM Barnett - Psychological bulletin, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
The underrepresentation of women at the top of math-intensive fields is controversial, with
competing claims of biological and sociocultural causation. The authors develop a …

Women in academic science: A changing landscape

SJ Ceci, DK Ginther, S Kahn… - … science in the public …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Much has been written in the past two decades about women in academic science careers,
but this literature is contradictory. Many analyses have revealed a level playing field, with …

[HTML][HTML] Intelligence, creativity, and cognitive control: The common and differential involvement of executive functions in intelligence and creativity

M Benedek, E Jauk, M Sommer, M Arendasy… - Intelligence, 2014 - Elsevier
Intelligence and creativity are known to be correlated constructs suggesting that they share a
common cognitive basis. The present study assessed three specific executive abilities …

What motivates females and males to pursue careers in mathematics and science?

JS Eccles, MT Wang - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined
the personal aptitudes and motivational beliefs at 12th grade that move individuals toward or …

Not lack of ability but more choice: Individual and gender differences in choice of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

MT Wang, JS Eccles, S Kenny - Psychological science, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The pattern of gender differences in math and verbal ability may result in females having a
wider choice of careers, in both science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …

Rethinking giftedness and gifted education: A proposed direction forward based on psychological science

RF Subotnik, P Olszewski-Kubilius… - … science in the public …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
For nearly a century, scholars have sought to understand, measure, and explain giftedness.
Succeeding theories and empirical investigations have often built on earlier work …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between intelligence and creativity: New support for the threshold hypothesis by means of empirical breakpoint detection

E Jauk, M Benedek, B Dunst, AC Neubauer - Intelligence, 2013 - Elsevier
The relationship between intelligence and creativity has been subject to empirical research
for decades. Nevertheless, there is yet no consensus on how these constructs are related …

Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance.

J Wai, D Lubinski, CP Benbow - Journal of educational Psychology, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
The importance of spatial ability in educational pursuits and the world of work was
examined, with particular attention devoted to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and …

The social pipeline: How friend influence and peer exposure widen the STEM gender gap

IJ Raabe, Z Boda, C Stadtfeld - Sociology of Education, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Individuals' favorite subjects in school can predetermine their educational and occupational
careers. If girls develop weaker preferences for science, technology, engineering, and math …