Share Paper: Bridging Barriers in STEM Education: Exploring Gender Perceptions

  1. Ahmed Abukmail, University of Houston-Clear Lake, United States
  2. Michelle Peters, University of Houston-Clear Lake, United States
  3. Jana Willis, University of Houston-Clear Lake, United States
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Abstract: A purposeful sample of 132 high school seniors predominately Hispanic/Latino completed a descriptive questionnaire to assess their course grade expectations, whether they had completed AP courses, and their attitudes toward technology. Findings indicated a greater percentage of males expected to do well in mathematics and science courses in comparison to their female classmates; the higher the STEM self-efficacy, the greater the expectation to perform well in the course; AP course completion had an influence on STEM self-efficacy; and a larger percentage of males than females were more likely to agree that designing products or structures would be important for their ...