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Female Faculty Role Models, Self-efficacy and Student Achievement

This study estimates the effect of having a female instructor, the effects of measures of self-efficacy, and the interaction effects of measures of self-efficacy and having a female instructor on female and male student grade performance.

Women in Technology: College Experiences that are Correlated with Long-term Career Success

The purpose of this study is to identify key college experiences that are correlated with long-term success for female technologists. Research questions include whether long-term career success is more likely for female technology graduates who, during their undergraduate studies, (1) personally interacted with professional and academic role models, (2) were able to apply their classroom learning to real world problems, and (3) actively participated in campus life.

Gender Differences in the Choice of Major: The Importance of Female Role Models

This paper asks whether exposure to female role models may be an effective way to induce more
women to major in a male-dominated field.

Why does teacher gender matter?

– High school math and science teacher gender affects student interest and self-efficacy in STEM. However, such effects become insignificant once teacher behaviors and attitudes are taken into account, thus pointing towards an omitted variables bias.
– Teacher beliefs about male and female ability in math and science – as well as how teachers treat boys and girls in the classroom – matter more than teacher’s own gender.
-Creating a positive learning environment and making math and science interesting are pivotal in engaging students in these subjects.
– Student interest and self-efficacy are substantially affected by teacher ability to make their subject interesting and to create a positive learning environment.
– Rather than hiring more female teachers or segregating students by gender, training teachers ( increasing empathy and reducing gender biases) could be more effective in increasing student self-efficacy and interest in STEM.
– What matters primarily in this context are not the role models played by teachers (or the stereotype threats), but the time and skills that instructors put in preparing their lectures and supporting their students.

Effects of role model exposure on STEM and non-STEM student engagement

This study address recruitment and retention issues by uniquely challenging two STEM
stereotypes (i.e., STEM is for the innately gifted and STEM is for European American males) known to undermine STEM investment for students of diverse backgrounds and through the presentation of a diverse set of role model narratives in a large sample of STEM and non-STEM students.

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