A Developing Aptitude Model--Sex Equity. Summary Report.

Institution	Fox Valley Technical Coll., Appleton, WI.
Titel	A Developing Aptitude Model--Sex Equity. Summary Report.
Quelle	(1991), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Programs; Females; Mathematical Applications; Mathematics Education; Nontraditional Occupations; Outcomes of Education; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Science Education; Sex Fairness; Technical Education; Two Year Colleges; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienprogramm; Weibliches Geschlecht; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung; Mathematische Bildung; Non-traditional occupations; Alternatives Berufsfeld; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programmplanung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Sexualaufklärung; Technikunterricht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	During a 2-year period, Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Wisconsin developed a "New Directions" project, funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), that successfully identified, enrolled, and graduated 30 women in a training program for nontraditional occupations. Project activities included scheduling morning and evening classes to meet the needs of shift workers and developing an outline for a 10-week course covering the following topics: introduction to technical thinking, abstract reasoning, spatial relations, mechanical or electrical problems, tools, levers and simple machines, electricity, gears, and drive trains. After 10 weeks of classes, comparison of pretests and posttests showed significant gains in these areas for the women who completed the course. Many of the support services designed for the project, such as pretechnical mathematics and science courses, continue to be used for all students to ensure greater academic success. Expansion of the program is sought for the future to enroll 100 women in pretechnical developing aptitude courses. (Attached to the report are narratives and graphs of project development activities.) (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC