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Master, Allison; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Cheryan, Sapna – Grantee Submission, 2021
Societal stereotypes depict girls as less interested than boys in computer science and engineering. We demonstrate the existence of these stereotypes among children and adolescents from first to 12th grade and their potential negative consequences for girls' subsequent participation in these fields. Studies 1 and 2 (n = 2,277; one preregistered)…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Student Interests, Gender Discrimination, Computer Science
Master, Allison H.; Meltzoff, Andrew N. – Grantee Submission, 2020
There is a need to help more students succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, with particular interest in reducing current gender gaps in motivation and participation. We propose a new theoretical model, the STEreotypes, Motivation, and Outcomes (STEMO) developmental model, to account for and integrate recent…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Bias, Gender Differences
Nix, Samantha; Perez-Felkner, Lara; Thomas, Kirby – Grantee Submission, 2015
Students' perceptions of their mathematics ability vary by gender and seem to influence science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree choice. Related, students' perceptions during academic difficulty are increasingly studied in educational psychology, suggesting a link between such perceptions and task persistence. Despite…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mathematics Skills, Longitudinal Studies, Gender Bias