ERIC Number: EJ816997
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Lack of Stereotype Threat at a Liberal Arts College
Rivardo, Mark G.; Rhodes, Michael E.; Klein, Brandi
College Student Journal, v42 n3 p832-841 Sep 2008
Stereotype threat has been demonstrated to reduce the performance of stereotyped individuals in the threatened domain (Steele & Aronson, 1995). This study attempted to replicate the finding that stereotype threat instruction can erase the performance deficit women experience in math performance (Johns, Schmader, & Martens, 2005) and to further evaluate the arousal hypothesis of stereotype threat (e.g. Ben-Zeev, Fein & Inzlicht, 2005). The study provided no evidence of stereotype threat F(2, 91) = 1.60, p = 0.208, partial h[superscript 2] = 0.034. Stereotype threat may be less likely to affect performance at a small, liberal arts institution where the learning environment is both nurturing and personal. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Program Effectiveness, Liberal Arts, Educational Environment, Females, College Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Gender Differences, Arousal Patterns, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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