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Molecules in Medicine: A Week-Long Multidisciplinary Summer Camp for High School Students
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Shannon C. Timmons; Aleksandra Kuzmanov – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Health-related career goals are popular among high school science students, yet few understand the application of chemistry and biology research to the field of medicine and its impact on society. In this five-day multidisciplinary summer camp, high school students learn about the real-world relevance of medicinal chemistry research and its…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Molecular Structure, Medicine, Interdisciplinary Approach
Evaluation of a Short-Term Ultrasound Curriculum on Promoting Interest in Healthcare and Sciences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
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Fischetti, Chanel; Nguyen, Thalia; Bashir, Rame; Whited, Matthew; Mazumder, Proma; Saadat, Soheil; Moeller, John; Lahham, Shadi; Fox, John C. – Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 2022
Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine if exposure to a short-term ultrasound basic biology and anatomy course can promote interest in health careers and other science-related endeavors among DHH students. Design/methodology/approach: This was a single-site, prospective observational study of DHH high school students at a Southern…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Deafness, High School Students
Urban High School Students' Perceptions of Race, Gender, and Benefits from Participating in a STEMM Pipeline Programme: A Sociocultural Case Study
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Ferguson, Robert L.; Trombetta, Adriana – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
Motivated by lack of diversity in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) professions, this case-study explores a group of 25 high achieving, low SES, mostly female, majority-minority high school students' perception of race, ethnicity, and gender as factors for success in their future as STEMM professionals. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High School Students, Minority Group Students, Student Attitudes
What Motivates Females and Males to Pursue Careers in Mathematics and Science?
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Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Wang, Ming-Te – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined the personal aptitudes and motivational beliefs at 12th grade that move individuals toward or away from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations at age 29. In the first set of analyses, occupational and lifestyle values, math ability…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 12, Gender Differences, High School Students
The Condition of STEM 2015. National
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ACT, Inc., 2015
ACT has been a leader in measuring college and career readiness trends since 1959. Each August, ACT releases The Condition of College & Career Readiness (www.act.org/newsroom/data/2015), an annual report on the progress of the ACT-tested graduating class relative to college readiness. Nationally, a record 59% of the 2015 graduating class took…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Entrance Examinations, Science Interests, Student Interests
The Condition of STEM 2014. National
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ACT, Inc., 2014
ACT has been a leader in measuring college and career readiness trends since 1959. Each August, they release "The Condition of College & Career Readiness" (www.act.org/newsroom/data/2014), their annual report on the progress of the ACT-tested graduating class relative to college readiness. Nationally, 57% of the 2014 graduating class…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Entrance Examinations, Science Interests, Student Interests