The Effect of High School Math Teacher Characteristics and Expectations on the Selection of a STEM Major in College

• In Event: Roundtable Session 3
  In Roundtable Session: Understanding High School Effects on Higher Education Access and Success

Abstract

Using ELS(2002), we estimate the relationship between the high school math teacher’s academic expectations and the likelihood of a student selecting a STEM major

Authors

• Frim Ampaw, Central Michigan University

• Joy Gaston Gayles, North Carolina State University

• Ariel Cochrane-Brown, North Carolina State University