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2013 | By: Dale Baker

What Works: Using Curriculum and Pedagogy to Increase Girls' Interest and Participation in Science

Abstract This article identifies instructional strategies, curricula, and organizational structures in the research literature that have been successful in encouraging girls' participation and achievement in science: science instruction in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, relevant curricula that address girls' interests and provide opportunities for genuine inquiry and tinkering experiences, greater emphasis on physical science and the use of computers, integration of reading and writing in science, attention to how groups are formed in classrooms, activities that build self-efficacy, appropriate role models, messages that science is for everyone, and student-centered teaching. Special attention is given to the needs of children in preschool and kindergarten. In addition, research on the impact of single-sex classrooms and grouping is reviewed, along with the use of children's fictional literature to teach science. Implications derived from research literature include changes in what is taught, how it is taught, how teachers are prepared, and how these changes are paid for. (Published January 2013)View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: girl-friendly instructional strategies, STEM

2013 | By: National Academy of Engineering

How Engineers Can Make a World of Difference

The National Academy of Engineering has created How Engineers Can Make a World of Difference: Sustainability, interviewing female bioengineer Dr. Frances Arnold from Caltech on some of the grand challenges facing engineers today.View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: multimedia/virtual, engineering, STEM, careers/workforce

2013 | By: Mike Stieff

Sex Differences in the Mental Rotation of Chemistry Representations

ABSTRACT: Mental-rotation ability modestly predicts chemistry achievement. As such, sex differences in mental-rotation ability have been implicated as a causal factor that can explain sex differences in chemistry achievement and degree attainment. Although there is a correlation between mental-rotation ability and chemistry achievement, laboratory and field studies indicate that students do not always use the same strategies on both measures of visuospatial ability and chemistry achievement assessments. Rather, students apply visuospatial strategies in isolation and in combination with analytical heuristics trained in the chemistry classroom. In this paper, sex differences in strategy use on canonical mental-rotation tasks and isomorphic organic chemistry assessment tasks are examined. Study 1 demonstrates that men and women employ both mental rotation and learned heuristics to compare both simple block shapes and molecular representations after classroom instruction. Study 2, however, demonstrates that practice using an analytical algorithm results in higher achievement than practice using mental rotation for both men and women. Given these findings, the reliability of mental-rotation ability as a predictor of sex differences in chemistry achievement is discussed. Published January 30, 2013View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: spatial visualization, science instructional strategies, STEM, undergraduate/graduate, gender

2013 | By: Center on Education and the Workforce

STEM

George Washington University's Center on Education and the Workforce published a report on the high demand for STEM workers and scientists in the United States. Published October 20, 2011.View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: workforce, careers, STEM

2013 | By: American Chemical Society

Resume Building Strategies

The American Chemical Society has created an amazing page that offers detailed information on how to create a winning resume/curriculum vitae (cv) in the STEM fields. They offer examples of good resumes, not so good resumes, and engaging videos on how build a resume and why a great one is important. Are you ready for the next step? If not, start here!View External Website


Region: S South Atlantic

Contributor: Ta-Shana Taylor

Tags: careers, workforce, STEM

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Girls RISEnet Regional Workshop at the Miami Science Museum - Engaging Girls in STEM: Strategies You Can Use NOW!

The Miami Science Museum (MSM) hosted participants from Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida for a one-day regional workshop to share research-based strategies that informal science educators can u...Read More

Privacy Policy | The Girls RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) National Museum Network is funded by Grant No. HRD-0937245 from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Human Resource Development, Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Extension Services (GSE/EXT) Program. Project collaborators include the Miami Science Museum, the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and SECME, Inc. The project seeks to increase the capacity of science centers and museums to interest girls from underrepresented populations in the engineering sciences