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Causes and Consequences of Stereotypes: Interest Stereotypes Reduce Adolescent Girls' Motivation to Enroll in Computer Science Classes
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Allison Master; Taylor Alexander; Jennifer Thompson; Weihua Fan; Andrew N. Meltzoff; Sapna Cheryan – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2025
Motivating girls to enroll in computer science (CS) courses is critically important. Stereotypes that girls are less interested than boys in CS may deter girls. Three preregistered experimental studies (N = 1,053) examined causal links between gender-interest stereotypes and middle school students' CS motivation. Experiment 1 showed that…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Middle School Students, Computer Science Education
Longitudinal Stability and Change across a Year in Children's Gender Stereotypes about Four Different STEM Fields
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Daijiazi Tang; Andrew N. Meltzoff; Sapna Cheryan; Weihua Fan; Allison Master – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Gender stereotypes about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are salient for children and adolescents and contribute to achievement-related disparities and inequalities in STEM participation. However, few studies have used a longitudinal design to examine changes in gender stereotypes across a range of STEM fields. In a large,…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, STEM Careers, STEM Education, Grade 2