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Examining the Effect of Early STEM Experiences as a Form of STEM Capital and Identity Capital on STEM Identity: A Gender Study
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Cohen, Susie M.; Hazari, Zahra; Mahadeo, Jonathan; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M. – Science Education, 2021
It is well known that women are underrepresented in science. technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) and that their interest declines more steeply over the schooling years. As such, this study uses a STEM identity theoretical framework to examine the effects of early STEM experiences, focusing particularly on experiences that may be more…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Self Concept, Gender Differences, Females
The Relationship between Advanced Placement Mathematics Courses and Students' STEM Career Interest
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Warne, Russell T.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M. – Educational Researcher, 2019
Increasing the number of students choosing a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career is a national educational priority. One way thought to increase interest in STEM is with advanced STEM courses in high school, especially Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Using data from 15,847 college undergraduates, we investigated the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mathematics Instruction, STEM Education, Science Careers
Stability and Volatility of STEM Career Interest in High School: A Gender Study
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Sadler, Philip M.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Hazari, Zahra; Tai, Robert – Science Education, 2012
This retrospective cohort study characterizes how interest in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) careers changes during high school for more than 6,000 students in a representative national sample of 34 two- and four-year colleges taking mandatory college English courses. Overall, large gender differences in career plans were…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Science Interests, STEM Education, Student Interests
Research and Teaching. The Science Identity of College Students: Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
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Hazari, Zahra; Sadler, Philip M.; Sonnert, Gerhard – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
This study explores students' self-perceptions across science subjects (biology, chemistry, and physics) by gender and underrepresented minority group membership. The data are drawn from the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering (PRiSE) project, which surveyed 7,505 students (enrolled in college English courses required for all majors)…
Descriptors: Science Education, Self Concept, Gender Differences, Disproportionate Representation
Out-of-School Time Science Activities and Their Association with Career Interest in STEM
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Dabney, Katherine P.; Tai, Robert H.; Almarode, John T.; Miller-Friedmann, Jaimie L. L.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M.; Hazari, Zahra – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2012
Spurred by concerns about an inadequately sized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce, there has been a growing interest in out-of-school time (OST) science activities as a means to foster STEM career interest. This study examines the association between OST science activities and STEM career interest in university…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Science Activities, Vocational Interests
Engineering Competitions in the Middle School Classroom: Key Elements in Developing Effective Design Challenges.
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Sadler, Philip M.; Coyle, Harold P.; Schwartz, Marc – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2000
Experiments with exercises that are distinguished from those employed with elite students by reducing competition and increasing cooperation through the use of tests against nature, large dynamic ranges in performance, initial prototype designs, and alternative methods of recording and presenting results. Finds that formulating easily understood…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education