Earsketch: A steam-based approach for underrepresented populations in high school computer science education

B Magerko, J Freeman, T Mcklin, M Reilly… - ACM Transactions on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
This article presents EarSketch, a learning environment that combines computer
programming with sample-based music production to create a computational remixing …

[PDF][PDF] Enjoyment and not competence predicts academic persistence for distance education students

MR Brubacher, FT Silinda - International Review of Research in Open …, 2019 - erudit.org
Dropout rates of distance education students is a serious problem for many distance
education institutions as well as their students. A psychological factor that is related to …

Virtual mentoring and persistence in STEM for students with disabilities

N Gregg, A Galyardt, G Wolfe… - … and Transition for …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual mentoring for
enhancing the persistence of secondary and postsecondary students with disabilities …

STEM E-Mentoring and Community College Students with Disabilities.

N Gregg, G Wolfe, S Jones, R Todd, N Moon… - Journal of Postsecondary …, 2016 - ERIC
This article reports the findings from a qualitative study to understand the provision of
electronic mentoring (e-mentoring) to support the educational persistence of students with …

[图书][B] Understanding Job Readiness for Students with Disabilities

K Jackson - 2020 - search.proquest.com
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to explore the differences in job readiness
among students with disabilities who were and were not participants of a career …

FEMALE STUDENTS'PARTICIPATION IN STEM MAJORS AT PUERTO RICO'S HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

E Trujillo - 2022 - jscholarship.library.jhu.edu
The research literature on underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) academic majors reveals a slow increase of 10-20% in recruitment …

STEM Interest Complexity Inventory Short Form With IRT and DIF Applications

Y Toker, M Gültaş - Journal of Career Assessment, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The 127-item Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Interest Complexity
Inventory and 15-item General STEM Interests Scale, each of which were previously …

Predicting undergraduates' intent to persist in STEM:: self-efficacy, role salience and anticipated work-family conflict

A Dawson - 2014 - keep.lib.asu.edu
In recent years, women have made significant advances in traditionally male occupations.
Despite this progress, women are still underrepresented in many science, technology …

[PDF][PDF] Academic Persistence for Undergraduate Students in South Africa

FT Silinda - 2018 - w2.unisa.ac.za
ABSTRACT Although access to South African universities has increased, academic
persistence among undergraduate students remains low. Three cross-sectional studies …

[HTML][HTML] International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

MR Brubacher, FT Silinda - irrodl.org
Dropout rates of distance education students is a serious problem for many distance
education institutions as well as their students. A psychological factor that is related to …