This qualitative descriptive research explored the perspectives of STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics) senior high school students in a public …

This study examined the student-level (ie, gender, home language, and immigration status)
and school-level (ie, school economic disadvantage status) variability of the students' …

Gender difference on spatial visualization has been considered an important factor that
impacts the gender gap in academic performance in STEM-related disciplines. The purpose …

Consequential STEM experiences in informal settings can address issues of equity by fully
engaging historically marginalized high school students in complex socio-scientific issues …

This work describes and evaluates a learning experience whose aim was to encourage pre-
service early childhood education teachers to consider aspects of gender in science …

Self-concept, self-efficacy, and interest are inextricably tied together. Researchers collected
data from high school students'(n= 44) responses to 4 short answer questions taken from a …

Investigating the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and their effects on
affective mathematics engagement in a cultural context is critical for determining which types …

Students' motivational beliefs about physics can influence their engagement and
performance in physics as well as retention in their majors and careers. Students from …

We explore how using Scratch in a three-week game programming camp impacts students'
interests, motivation, and perceived self-efficacy in programming. In this study of high school …

The cross-disciplinary notion of STEM for the four discipline families of Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics has been adopted by scholars and government policies …