Demonstrations of STEM Identities in a Place Based Renewable Energy Afterschool Workshop

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to understand how students negotiate their developing STEM and green energy identities when engaged in a STEM activity with peers who were previously unknown to them from other neighborhoods and schools. Students also had differing preference and skills around the use of English and Spanish. Time series plot illustrate a small but gradual decline in engagement with supportive resources outside the group itself and the opposite, where engagement within the group improved as they worked with the materials. Survey responses indicated strong STEM identities that suggest their interest in STEM was outside of the impact of their homelives, but not outside the influence of the encouragement of their families and communities.

Authors

• Allison Antink-Meyer, University of Missouri - St. Louis

• Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University

• Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University

• Jin Jo, Illinois State University