Do Woman Teachers Make Woman Scientists?: Gender Matching, Science Identity, and STEM College Major Intent (Stage 2, 8:17 AM)

• In Event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 15 - Stage 2

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