This study examines college students' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) choices as they relate to high school experiences, parent, teacher, and self …

The purpose of this study is to investigate how students' high school experience, math and
science efficacy, and student, parent, and teacher expectations affect their plans for college …

The experiences students have in and out of school can influence the way they think about
STEM and the career decisions they make. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to …

This paper reports on a university robotics-based education outreach program aimed at
building teachers' confidence and capacity, and encouraging students' interest, in Science …

In this paper, we report ethnicity trends in student participation and experience in high
school science and engineering fair (SEFs). SEF participation showed significant ethnic …

The goal of our ongoing research is to identify strengths and weaknesses of high school
level science fair and improvements that can help science educators make science fair a …

The purpose of this study is to compare the college enrollment and STEM college major
choice rates of graduates of a STEM-focused charter school system to those of students who …

High school outreach activities in the engineering context aim to attract high school students
to join a university engineering programme. Oftentimes, high school outreach activities are …

It is important that teens are exposed to STEM education both through formal and informal
learning opportunities. STEM cafés are an instance of the latter. Within an informal setting …

Science fairs offer potential opportunities for students to learn first-hand about the practices
of science. Over the past six years we have been carrying out voluntary and anonymous …