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Tanya Mae Lamar – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The divide between those who do and those who do not excel in mathematics is patterned in problematic ways. Women and people of color are typically underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and other quantitative fields (ex. Finance) where mathematics plays gatekeeper. However, mathematics is not a subject these groups…
Descriptors: Data Science, STEM Education, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Robinson, Carly D.; Gallus, Jana; Lee, Monica G.; Rogers, Todd – Grantee Submission, 2019
It is common for organizations to offer awards to motivate individual behavior, yet few empirical studies evaluate their effectiveness in the field. We report a randomized field experiment (N = 15,329) that tests the impact of two common types of symbolic awards: pre-announced awards (prospective) and surprise awards (retrospective). The context…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Awards, Attendance, Incentives
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Schneider, Stephanie H.; Duran, Lauren – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
In 2007-08 and 2008-09, 2,500 randomly-selected middle school students completed an annual survey on school climate and character development. In examining differences based upon grade, gender, race/ethnicity, school, and length of program participation, significant differences were found for all but length of program participation. Responses of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Environment, Values Education, Student Surveys