Math Self-Efficacy and the Likelihood of Pursuing a STEM-Based Career: A Gender-Based Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Franz-Odendaal, Tamara A.; Blotnicky, Karen A.; Joy, Phillip
Titel	Math Self-Efficacy and the Likelihood of Pursuing a STEM-Based Career: A Gender-Based Analysis
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 20 (2020) 3, S.538-556 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Franz-Odendaal, Tamara A.) ORCID (Joy, Phillip)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-6156
DOI	10.1007/s42330-020-00105-7
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Adolescent Attitudes; Early Adolescents; Mathematics; Self Efficacy; Vocational Interests; STEM Education; Gender Differences; Public Schools; Summer Schools; Grades (Scholastic); Sex Stereotypes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Mathematik; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Berufsinteresse; STEM; Geschlechterkonflikt; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Summer school; Sommerkurs; Notenspiegel
Abstract	The attitudes teenagers have towards Math, as well as their knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)--based careers will affect their likelihood of pursing these careers in the future. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes that youth (girls and boys) aged 12-14 hold towards Math, their knowledge of Math, and Science requirements for future careers as well as their likelihood of choosing a STEM-based career. This research also examined the responses of girls who attended a week-long intensive Science summer camp compared with those who did not attend this camp. To do this, students' attitudes and knowledge were explored using a gender-based analysis (GBA) in four sample groups: (1) public school boys, (2) public school girls, (3) public school girls who do well in math, and (4) a specialized sample of girls who had attended a female-only Science summer camp. Our results show that more grade 7 girls in Nova Scotian public schools feel tense doing Math problems compared with similarly aged boys, yet the average self-rating of getting good marks, learning Math quickly, and looking forward to Math were similar for girls and boys. Furthermore, girls had a better knowledge of careers that required Math and/or Science than boys. In relation to the Science camp, significantly more girls attending the Science camp indicated that they would be very likely to pursue a STEM career in the future, compared with girls, with equally good Math grades, in the non-camps group. These findings show that enabling girls to interact with female STEM professionals and to attend an all-girls Science dedicated camp significantly impacts their interest in STEM professions and is a concrete way in to break down stereotypes in male-dominated fields. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01