- Black males perceived academic self-efficacy was positively correlated with a number of important indicators of academic success including ACT score and college GPA.
- Academic self-efficacy was not correlated with Black male’s high school GPA, or sense of belonging.
- Initial interests in STEM that were nurtured through formal and informal activities which played a major role in Black males’ entry to STEM fields.
- A sense of belonging for Black males in STEM fields seems to take on a heightened importance for some.
- Pre-college STEM self-efficacy to concerted cultivation of Black males initial interest and sense of belonging in STEM are important in determining Black Males ‘college readiness and success in STEM.