Empowering girls in STEM: Impact of the girls meet science project

Defne Yabas; Busra Sumeyye Kurutas; Mehmet Sencer Corlu

doi:10.1111/ssm.12540

Empowering girls in STEM: Impact of the girls meet science project

Defne Yabas, Busra Sumeyye Kurutas, Mehmet Sencer Corlu

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Gender equity is a critical agenda for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to increase women involvement in the STEM pathway. Our study is about the impact of a project in which all-girl teams participated to an educational robotics program. We used quantitative and qualitative data to determine the impact and understand the girls' program experiences. After the participation of the program, the mean scores have increased in interest in STEM, interest in STEM careers, STEM identity, and understanding of STEM scales. The groups underlined their problem solving and group work experiences, as well as their excitement and motivation related with the STEM activities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-258
Number of pages	12
Journal	School Science and Mathematics
Volume	122
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12540
Publication status	Published - May 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

STEM education
STEM project-based learning
educational robotics programs
gender equity
girls in STEM

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