scholarly journals Perceptions of Girls’ Math Abilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 13-29
Author(s):  
Barb Cameron ◽  
Mary Jane Harkins ◽  
Stephanie Mason
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Math Achievement ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teacher's Perspective

Teaching mathematics to young girls often invokes perceptions around inherent ability, gender, and influences that contribute to a gap between boys and girls with regard to math achievement. Moreover, lived teaching experiences indicate that there is a strong affective component to students’ encounters in schools, which may affect children’s perceptions of their capabilities. The authors address intersecting issues that interact with gender inequalities surrounding girls and mathematics: math self-concepts, gender stereotypes, parental involvement, and influences from teachers and curriculum. In this paper, stories about teaching girls from a mathematics teacher’s perspective are interwoven with research literature to strengthen recommendations for change in the areas of gender, teacher education, STEM careers, and intersectional understanding.

scholarly journals Parental Involvement and High School Dropout: Perspectives from Students, Parents, and Mathematics Teachers

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 469-480
Author(s):  
Giang-Nguyen T. ◽  
Byron Havard ◽  
Barbara Otto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Statistics ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Individual

<p>Students drop out of schools for many reasons, and it has negative effects on the individual and society. This paper reports a study using data published in 2015 from the Educational Longitudinal Study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics to analyze the influence of parental involvement on low-achieving U.S. students’ graduation rates from high school. Findings indicate that both students and parents share the same perspective on the need for parental involvement in their academic progress. For low-achieving high school students, parental involvement in academic work is a positive factor influencing students’ graduation from high school.</p>

scholarly journals The influence of self-efficacy, interest, and stereotype threat on career intentions and choices related to math and science.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Wong
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Cognitive Predictors ◽  
Math And Science ◽  
Verbal Test ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Science Interests

Women continue to be underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers/sectors. Concurrently, negative stereotypes about women’s abilities to perform in STEM persists. This research examined whether gender stereotypes influence women’s STEM-related intentions and choices and the mediating influence of cognitive predictors based on the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994). In total, 194 women from Ryerson University were randomly assigned to a stereotype threat (n =65), stereotype nullification (n = 65), or control condition (n = 64). Participants completed questionnaires assessing math self-efficacy, math and science interests and intentions, and a math/verbal choice task. In support of SCCT, math self-efficacy and math/science interests predicted math/science intentions and choice on the math/verbal test. Furthermore, “math identified” participants in the stereotype threat condition reported lower math/science intentions. This research has implications for current interventions designed to increase women’s participation and retention in STEM.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN KEEFEKTIFAN ANTARA PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SETTING NUMBERED HEAD TOGETHER DAN SETTING JIGSAW

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miftakhus Sholikhah ◽  
Hartono Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Math Achievement ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
And Mathematics

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) keefektifan problem-based learning dengan setting model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Numbered Head Together (PBL-NHT) dan problem-based learning dengan setting model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw; dan (2) pembelajaran yang lebih efektif antara PBL-NHT dan PBL-Jigsaw ditinjau dari prestasi belajar matematika, kemampuan berpikir kritis, dan disposisi matematis siswa kelas X SMA. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu (quasi eksperimen), yang menggunakan rancangan pretest-postest non-equivalen multiple-group design. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes prestasi belajar matematika, tes kemampuan berpikir kritis, dan angket disposisi matematis. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji multivariat (MANOVA) dan independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua model pembelajaran ini efektif ditinjau dari kemampuan berpikir kritis dan disposisi matematis, tetapi tidak efektif ditinjau dari prestasi belajar matematika. PBL-Jigsaw lebih efektif dibandingkan PBL-NHT ditinjau dari disposisi matematis, tetapi tidak berbeda jika ditinjau dari kemampuan berpikir kritis matematis dan prestasi belajar matematika. Kata Kunci: problem-based learning, numbered head together, jigsaw, prestasi belajar matematika, kemampuan berpikir kritis, disposisi matematis   THE COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING OF NUMBERED HEAD TOGETHER AND THAT OF THE JIGSAW Abstract This study aims to describe: (1) the effectiveness of problem-based learning of the numbered head together (PBL-NHT) type and that of jigsaw (PBL-Jigsaw) type, and (2) the more effective teaching between PBL-NHT and PBL-Jigsaw in terms of learning achievement, critical thinking skills, and mathematics dispositions of class X students. This study was a quasi-experiment using a pretest-posttest with the non-equivalent multiple-group design. The instruments used were a math achievement test, critical thinking test, and mathematics disposition questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the multivariate (MANOVA) and independent sample t test. The results of this study show both the models are effective in terms of critical thinking skills and mathematics dispositions, but they are not effective in their learning achievement. The PBL-Jigsaw is more effective than PBL-NHT in mathematics dispositions, but does not differ in terms of the critical thinking skills and learning achievement. Keywords: problem-based learning, numbered head together, jigsaw, learning achievement, critical thinking skills, mathematics dispositions

scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION OF THE INTEREST OF TURKISH MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN STEM CAREERS: GENDER AND GRADE LEVEL DIFFERENCES

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşegül Ergün
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Level Differences ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Descriptive Survey

In Turkey, it is predicted that the need for STEM employment in the 2016-2023 period will be close to one million and that about 31% of this need will not be met. Therefore, the identification of students’ interest in STEM careers in middle-school is regarded as important. The aim of this research was to identify the interest of middle-school students in STEM careers. The sample of the research was made up of 892 students who received education in four middle-schools in the Aegean region of Turkey. In this research which was of the descriptive survey model, the STEM Career Interest Questionnaire was used to collect data. As a result of research, it was determined that the interest of male students in STEM careers is more positive compared to the female students. It was found that the interest in careers in terms of grade level did not display any differences in the area of technology, whereas it displayed differences in the areas of science, engineering and mathematics. In addition, it was identified that the interest in STEM careers displayed differences in terms of grade level and that as the grade level increases, the interest in STEM careers decreases.

scholarly journals Ethnic minority and majority female academic staff members perspectives on women in stem in Serbia

Sociologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-165
Author(s):  
Karolina Lendák-Kabók
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Women In Stem ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
And Mathematics

The paper aims to fill the gap in the scholarly literature regarding the way in which the intersection of ethnicity, gender and scientific fields shapes women?s narratives about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in a multiethnic environment in Serbia. A qualitative study was conducted, capitalizing on in-depth, semi-structured of twenty semi-structured interviews conducted with university professors from ethnic minority and majority comminties, working in STEM and social sciences and humanities (SSH) field of studies in two state universiteis in Serbia. The findings indicate that ethnic minority female professors from STEM are less open to female students and colleagues in their domains and do not see the need for more women in STEM. This attitude can be traced back to these women having to overcome a ?double jeopardy? and ?symbolic violence? in a very male-dominated field, as they belong to ethnic minority and hat to deal with the lack of or with the denial of recources within institutions. Equal abilities of men and women in STEM was a topic occurring mostly in the narratives of the majority women who mostly adopted a masculine patterns of behavior and tried to become ?one of the boys?. Both minority and majority women agreed that deeply rooted gender stereotypes prevent women from choosing a career in STEM. The research identified the need for more inclusive education programs on all levels and for female role models to steer more women towards STEM.

The Glass Ceiling in IT

2011 ◽  
pp. 733-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Department Of Labor ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Number Of Publications

The term “glass ceiling,” first coined in 1986, is a metaphor for “those artificial barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified individuals from advancing upward in their organization into management-level positions.” (U.S. Department of Labor, 1991, p. 1). In has been noted in a number of publications that information technology (IT) is a particularly enlightening field for the study of gender inequalities, such as the glass ceiling. For example, Ramsay (2000) noted that while inequalities in more established industries might be considered a historical leftover of obsolete gender stereotypes, the newness of computing presents researchers with the chance to examine how gender relations develop in an industry apparently less fettered by tradition. IT presents an exemplar case study for those who wished to examine “… whether the dynamics of disadvantage have their roots as deeply in today’s employment settings …” (Ramsay, 2000, p. 215). Research indicates that IT has, however, developed to reflect precisely the same forms of gendered inequalities that have been documented in older industries (Suriya, 2003). The metaphor of the glass ceiling is equally applicable to IT. Panteli, Stack, and Ramsay (2001), in a comment on the United Kingdom (UK), which nonetheless resonates internationally, state, “The growth in IT should have opened up new possibilities for women to enter these occupations. However, its growth so far has been used to construct and maintain gender differences and to sustain male hierarchies” (p. 15).

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