The Effects of Digital Media Exposure within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers on Middle School Students' Perceptions of Diversity in the STEM Profession

Autor/in	Jackson, Whitney
Titel	The Effects of Digital Media Exposure within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers on Middle School Students' Perceptions of Diversity in the STEM Profession
Quelle	(2018), (99 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, The University of Mississippi
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4385-3676-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; STEM Education; Science Careers; Middle School Students; Student Attitudes; Student Diversity; Scientific Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Scientists; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Video Technology; Attitude Change; Career Choice; Freehand Drawing; Portraiture; Multimedia Materials; Electronic Publishing; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; STEM; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Drawing; Zeichnen; Abbildung; Elektronisches Publizieren
Abstract	Tomorrow's STEM workforce consists of today's students. While it is imperative for students to gain a wider perspective of STEM careers, there are various ways in which this can be accomplished in the classroom. Classroom STEM exposure, field trip experiences, and opportunities to interview those in STEM occupations have all proven effective but are not feasible for every classroom (Wyss, Heulskamp, and Siebert, 2012; Scherz & Oren, 2006; Woods-Townsend, Christodoulou, Rietdijk, Byrne, Griffiths, & Grace 2016). The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of watching short videos of interviews which portray diversity of people and STEM careers in changing students' perspectives of scientists and their career choice. The modified Draw-A-Scientist-Test, My Attitudes Toward Science survey, and a short-answer survey provided data on a sample of sixth through eighth grade students in Mississippi (n = 72) which were analyzed to determine if accommodation (Posner, Strike, Hewson, & Gertzog, 1982) could change students' current perceptions of scientists. Results indicate no statistically significant associations between either the video intervention and student perceptions of scientists or choice of STEM (vs non-STEM) careers. The study found that the majority of students in the study currently hold a broader than traditional view of the appearance and activity of scientists. Influences on student perceptions are explored and implications for future work are discussed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01