Do Woman Teachers Make Woman Scientists?: Gender Matching, Science Identity, and STEM College Major Intent

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  In Poster Session: Orienting to Affect, Culture, and Language in Science Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Women are both historically and currently underrepresented in the STEM fields, though improvements have been made in recent years. This study investigates the role of a 9th grade teacher/student gender matching in developing science identity, a trait shown to be a precursor to a STEM career. Using the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study 2009 dataset, a hierarchical regression was performed to examine the relationship between a gender match and intention to major in STEM and found no significant correlation. However, science identity was shown to strongly correlate with such an intention.

Authors

• Raymond Jacobs-Edmondson, Claremont Graduate University

• Guan Saw, Claremont Graduate University