67. Is STEM After School Effective?

06/10/2022

Show Summary:

Are you interested in learning about the latest research in STEM education? In this episode, Natasha, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University, shares her recent research on the impact of attendance in an afterschool STEM program (Space Club) on student attitudes towards STEM. Tune in to hear the latest trends in STEM education and the behind-the-scenes of conducting quantitative education research.

Links from the Show:

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All About Space Club

• Bring Space Club to Your School!

• Blog: Mission to Mars Curriculum

• Video: Space Club Mission to Mars Student Highlights Videos

Other STEM Resources

• Study from Science.org - “Highway signs showing traffic deaths don’t reduce crashes”

• Girls Who Code

• A Leak in the STEM Pipeline: Taking Algebra Early

• PEAR’s STEM Tools: Common Instrument Suite & Dimensions of Success

• This Camp Is Also an In-Depth Study of Why Girls Quit STEM

• National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2021 (PDF)

• Osborne, J. (2003). Attitudes towards science: A review of the literature and its implications. International Journal of Science Education, 25(9), 1049 – 1079.

• Shapiro, M., Grossman, D., Carter, S., Martin, K., Deyton, P., & Hammer, D. (2015). Middle school girls and the “leaky pipeline” to leadership. Middle School Journal, 46(5), 3–13.

• Afterschool Alliance. (2021). STEM learning in afterschool on the rise, but barriers and inequities exist. (PDF)

• Young, J. R., Ortiz, N., & Young, J. L. (2017). STEMulating Interest: A meta-analysis of the effects of out-of-school time on student STEM interest. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 5(1), 62–74.

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