Can a Merit-Based Scholarship Program Increase Science and Engineering Baccalaureates?

Autor/inn/en	Baker, Joe G.; Finn, Michael G.
Titel	Can a Merit-Based Scholarship Program Increase Science and Engineering Baccalaureates?
Quelle	In: Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 31 (2008) 3, S.198-213 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3532
Schlagwörter	Grade Point Average; High School Graduates; Science Fairs; Engineering Education; Science Education; Merit Scholarships; Bachelors Degrees; Competition; College Entrance Examinations; Advanced Placement; Scores; Achievement Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Ingenieurausbildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Leistungsvergütung; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Wettkampf; Aufnahmeprüfung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to investigate the following question: To what extent would a nationally competitive scholarship program increase science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree awards to our "best and brightest"? This inquiry is prompted by a 2006 report of a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," which proposed a national STEM scholarship program to improve United States competitiveness. Using the Department of Education National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS-88), high school graduates from the class of 1992 who would potentially win such a scholarship were identified using ACT/SAT/AP test scores, grade point averages (GPA) and class standing, high school classes completed, and science fair participation. NELS-88 college transcript data indicated a lower bound estimate of between 60% to 80% of students likely to win the merit scholarships are already completing STEM degrees. (Contains 2 tables and 6 end notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10