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Direct linkSandra J. Miles; Katherine N. Vela – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2025
Increasing representation of women and minorities in STEM disciplines is imperative. We employ Social Identity Theory in conjunction with Self-Determination Theory to explain how STEM-related stereotypes keep students from following STEM pathways. We conducted an experimental investigation using 70 10th-grade students to determine if exposure to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Stereotypes, STEM Careers
Corkin, Danya Marie; Ekmekci, Adem; Fisher, Alice – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
In response to the glaring disparities in the number of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and females employed in computer science (CS) field, the purpose of this study was to enhance underrepresented minority (URM) students' identification with and motivation for CS through a culturally relevant intervention in a required high…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Intervention, Student Motivation, Disproportionate Representation
Smith, Feon M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the quantitative research study was to determine if participation in the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) led to significant differences in the math and reading/language arts scores on the West Virginia Educational Standards Test 2 (WESTEST 2), between students who participated in the program compared to students who…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Standardized Tests, Statistical Analysis, Health Sciences
College Board, 2007
American educators are achieving much success in their efforts to enable a wider and more diverse group of U.S. students than ever before to succeed in college-level studies in high school. Yet individuals must also gaze clear-eyed at the inequities that remain and the challenges that accompany success in expanding access to the Advanced Placement…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Public Schools, Advanced Placement, Academic Achievement
College Board, 2006
As individuals celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Advanced Placement Program[R] (AP[R]) in U.S. schools, they should honor the educators who are enabling a wider and more diverse group of U.S. students than ever before to succeed in college-level studies in high school. Yet they must also gaze clear-eyed at the inequities that remain and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Public Schools, Advanced Placement, Academic Achievement
College Board, 2005
As the fiftieth anniversary of the Advanced Placement Program[R] (AP[R]) in U.S. schools approaches, it is the right time to issue the first "Advanced Placement Report to the Nation." This report uses a combination of state, national, and AP Program data in new ways to provide each U.S. state with a context for celebrating its successes,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Public Schools, Advanced Placement, Academic Achievement
