TY - JOUR
T1 - Empowering girls in STEM
T2 - Impact of the girls meet science project
AU - Yabas, Defne
AU - Kurutas, Busra Sumeyye
AU - Corlu, Mehmet Sencer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 School Science and Mathematics Association.
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - STEM education
KW - STEM project-based learning
KW - educational robotics programs
KW - gender equity
KW - girls in STEM
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136905117&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/ssm.12540
DO - 10.1111/ssm.12540
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136905117
SN - 0036-6803
VL - 122
SP - 247
EP - 258
JO - School Science and Mathematics
JF - School Science and Mathematics
IS - 5
ER -