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ERIC Number: EJ1214513
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
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Simple Observations and Simple Data: Increasing Female Success in an Introductory Course
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v43 n8 p595-598 2019
The study discusses the insertion of experimental course materials into a general education political science course in an effort to increase female student success. The experimental materials highlighted women serving in political office, with a goal of combatting stereotype threat. Stereotype threat occurs when a person is aware of a negative performance stereotype and the awareness causes anxiety, resulting in poor performance; this phenomenon occurs in fields where gender stereotypes exist. This study uses documented methods of stereotype threat-mitigation from the fields of science, math, and psychology and applies them to the political science classroom. The experiment used materials that were already slated for update, and simple statistics were used to evaluate impact on success.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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