The Power of Participation: Examining the Effects of Out-of-School Time STEM on Black Student Mathematics Achievement

• In Event: 31.092 - Sheraton Roundtable Session Three - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 31.092-8 - Educational Effects of Out-of-School Time Learning

Abstract

This study utilized propensity score matching to examine the acute effect of OST STEM on the mathematics achievement of Black students. A sample of students (N = 3,763) was extracted from the HSLS09/12 for this study. After propensity score matching, a univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted. The mean effect of participation in OST STEM was d = .18. This is important because the effect size data suggest that Black students who participate in STEM-focused OST activities will on average score higher in mathematics than approximately 60% of Black students who do not participate in these activities. The study contributes to the literature on Black student achievement, OST STEM, and the influence of mathematics dispositions on educational outcomes.

Authors

• Jamaal Young, University of Iowa

• Jemimah L Young, University of Iowa