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Benbow, Camilla Persson – Peabody Journal of Education, 2012
Calls to strengthen education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are underscored by employment trends and the importance of STEM innovation for the economy. The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) has been tracking over 5,000 talented individuals longitudinally for 40 years, throwing light on critical questions…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Talent, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
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Lapan, Richard T.; Adams, Angela; Turner, Sherri; Hinkelman, Jeanne M. – Journal of Career Development, 2000
When a group of 111 seventh-graders used the middle-school version of Mapping Vocational Challenges, boys and girls demonstrated similar understanding of employment pattern differences between genders. Vocational interests and efficacy ratings fell into predictable gender patterns. Clear interest profile differences were evident among boys but not…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Expectation, Grade 7, Middle School Students