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Wasserberg, Martin J. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2014
This study investigated whether a diagnostic testing condition leads to stereotype threat effects for African American children (n = 198) at an urban elementary school. Results indicated that presenting a reading test as diagnostic of abilities hindered the performance of African American children aware of racial stereotypes but not of those…
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Stereotypes, Elementary School Students
Farland-Smith, Donna – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2009
For decades, researchers have been convinced that one stereotypic image of scientists existed among children worldwide (Chambers, 1983; Chiang & Guo, 1996; Fung, 2002; Maoldomhnaigh & Hunt, 1988; Newton & Newton, 1992, 1998; She, 1998; Song, Pak, & Jang, 1992). This study, however, moves beyond that stereotypic image and examines…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Misconceptions