Fashion Content Triggers STEM Discovery via Coding Camps for Middle School Girls

Autor/inn/en	Stewart, Barbara L.; Schroeder, Susan; Goodson, Carole; Miertschin, Susan; Chakraborty, Misha
Titel	Fashion Content Triggers STEM Discovery via Coding Camps for Middle School Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 113 (2021) 3, S.61-70 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-1651
Schlagwörter	Clothing; STEM Education; Discovery Processes; Programming; Middle School Students; Females; Camps; Family and Consumer Sciences; Experiential Learning; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kleidung; STEM; Programmierung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	Funded through a grant from Texas Workforce Commission, DesignHER Code Camps were created to use the fashion interests of underserved middle school girls as springboards to interest them in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Results were generally consistent with the achievement of camp goals--(a) increase the interest of middle school girls in coding and other STEM fields, and (b) provide hands-on experiences related to the fashion industry that simultaneously foster interest in STEM-related careers--although changes in interest in STEM careers were not statistically significant. This type of experience contributes to the growing recognition that FCS content can play a vital role in the development of STEM concepts for youth. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01