EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS: A PROGRAM FOR ENGAGING MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
Tamera S. Jahnke ◽  
Allison V. Level
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Girls In Science ◽  
School Girls ◽  
And Mathematics

CareerQuesting Revisited

2008 ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Karen S. White ◽  
Mara H. Wasburn
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Unfair Advantage ◽  
Evaluative Criteria ◽  
Girls In Science ◽  
School Girls ◽  
And Mathematics

This paper develops an educational strategy to foster the interest and persistence of middle school girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, using existing websites. Criteria are specified that enable middle school teachers to evaluate websites as supplemental learning activities within prescribed curricula. In particular, the evaluative criteria help evaluate sites that provide materials appealing to boys and girls, allowing teachers to adopt them without concern that they are providing an unfair advantage to girls.

CareerQuesting

2008 ◽  
pp. 2863-2876
Author(s):  
Karen F. White ◽  
Mara H. Wasburn
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Unfair Advantage ◽  
Girls In Science ◽  
School Girls ◽  
And Mathematics

This paper develops an educational strategy to foster the interest and persistence of middle school girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers using existing websites. Criteria are specified that enable middle school teachers to evaluate websites that can serve as supplemental learning activities within prescribed curricula. In particular, these criteria help evaluate sites that provide materials appealing to both boys and girls. This allows teachers to adopt them without concern that they are providing an unfair advantage to girls.

Human Factors in Space Exploration: Fitts' Law Activity for Middle School Girls

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Darin Ellis ◽  
Thomas G. Edwards ◽  
Lavie Golenberg ◽  
Abhilash Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Fitts Law ◽  
School Girls

Career expectations and aspirations of urban middle school girls

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela P. Vargas ◽  
Jennie Park-Taylor ◽  
Emma Fialkov ◽  
Lynelle Torres Chang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
School Girls
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