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Publication Date: 2018
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Examining the Influence of a STEM Certification Model on Female, Minority Science Outcomes
Wendt, Jillian L.; Rockinson-Szapkiw, Amanda; Cordes, Megan
Journal of Educational Research, v111 n6 p666-677 2018
The authors of this exploratory study examine the influence of the Georgia science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) model; gender; race; and other achievement on elementary students' science outcomes in Title I schools. Results of the study demonstrate that a positive relationship exists between students participating in a STEM-certified school and science achievement at the third-grade level (n = 339), and that race, gender, and mathematics and reading achievement did not significantly explain science achievement. At the Grade 5 level (n = 279), a negative relationship was found between science achievement and type of school, with students participating in STEM schools scoring lower than those students participating in non-STEM schools. Moreover, in Grade 5, the combination of demographic variables, race and gender, did significantly explain science achievement. The practical and empirical implications of the results are discussed.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Elementary School Science, Science Achievement, At Risk Students, Correlation, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Stereotypes, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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