STEM Summer Camp for Girls Positively Affects Self-Efficacy

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作者
Broder, E. Dale [1 ,2 ]
Fetrow, Kirsten J. [3 ]
Murphy, Shannon M. [1 ]
Hoffman, Jennifer L. [4 ]
Tinghitella, Robin M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Denver, Dept Biol, 2199S Univ Blvd, Denver, CO 80208 USA
[2] Univ Denver, Interdisciplinary Res Incubator Study Inequal IRI, 2199S Univ Blvd, Denver, CO 80208 USA
[3] Univ Denver, Sturm Coll Law, Denver, CO 80208 USA
[4] Univ Denver, Dept Phys & Astron, Denver, CO 80208 USA
来源
AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER | 2023年 / 85卷 / 08期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
middle school; minoritized; out-of-school time; science; SCIENCE; CAREER; IDENTITY; INQUIRY;
D O I
10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.432
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Women and racially and ethnically minoritized populations are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Out-of-school time programs like summer camps can provide positive science experiences that may increase self-efficacy and awareness of STEM opportunities. Such programs often use the same high-impact practices used in K-12 classrooms including relating concepts to real-world examples, engaging students as active participants in inquiry-driven projects, and facilitating learning in a cooperative context. They additionally provide opportunities for engaging in STEM without fear of failure, offer a community of mentors, and allow families to become more involved. We designed a summer camp for middle schoolers who identified as girls, low-income, and as a minoritized race or ethnicity. We describe the design of the camp as well as the results from a simple pre- and post-camp questionnaire that examined each camper's relationship to science, scientific self-efficacy, and interest in having a job in STEM. We found an increase in self-efficacy in camp participants, which is important because high scientific self-efficacy predicts student performance and persistence in STEM, especially for girls. We did not detect an increase in interest in pursuing a STEM job, likely because of already high values for this question on the pre-camp survey. We add to the growing body of work recognizing the potential of out-of-school time STEM programs to increase scientific self-efficacy for girls and racially minoritized students. Tweet: Summer camp for minoritized middle-school girls increases scientific self-efficacy, a characteristic that may be important for removing barriers to participation in STEM.
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页码:432 / 439
页数:8
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