Investigating the Impact of the Integrated STEM Program on Student Test Scores in Jamaica

Autor/in	Williams, Ewan V.
Titel	Investigating the Impact of the Integrated STEM Program on Student Test Scores in Jamaica
Quelle	(2020), (123 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit Ed.D Dissertation, William Howard Taft University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; STEM Education; Scores; Foreign Countries; Urban Schools; Achievement Tests; High School Students; Longitudinal Studies; Institutional Characteristics; Gender Differences; Program Effectiveness; Self Efficacy; Socialization; Career Education; Technical Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Jamaica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; STEM; Ausland; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Arbeitslehre; Technikunterricht; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	The purpose of this quantitative causal comparative study was to ascertain the effectiveness of the integrated Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program on student achievement scores in Jamaica. This study utilized archival student examination data from 3 years and 2 inner-city high schools, 1 STEM and 1 non-STEM. The study was guided by 3 quantitative research questions with 2 independent variables, school type and gender, and 1 dependent variable, examination scores. The research questions focused on interactions among examination scores, gender, and school type. They also examined differences between males and females, and differences between a STEM and a non-STEM program. A 2-way ANOVA was utilized for the 3 research questions. The results indicated that there were interactions among Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) scores, gender, and school type. There was also a difference in CSEC scores between males and females. The results of the study also showed that there were differences between a STEM program and a non-STEM program. For the 3 research questions, the results supported the alternate hypotheses, as there were interaction and differences. The results of this study demonstrated that the STEM program has the potential to influence academic scores in Jamaica on a wider scale. Therefore, the utilization of scarce tax payers' dollars to fund the STEM program is showing some evidence of added value. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01