The Effects of a Female Role Model on Academic Performance and Persistence of Women in STEM Courses

Women are more likely to leave science, technology, engineering, and mathematics compared to men, in part because they lack similar role models such as peers, teaching assistants, and instructors. We examined the effect of a brief, scalable online intervention that consisted of a letter from a femal...

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Published in:	Basic and applied social psychology Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 258 - 268
Main Authors:	Herrmann, Sarah D., Adelman, Robert Mark, Bodford, Jessica E., Graudejus, Oliver, Okun, Morris A., Kwan, Virginia S. Y.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mahwah Psychology Press 02.09.2016
Subjects:	Academic Achievement Academic Failure Academic staff Achievement Tests Brief interventions Chemistry College Students Control Groups Engineering Experimental Groups Female roles Females Gender Differences Grades (Scholastic) Hypothesis Testing Intervention Introductory Courses Investments Learning outcomes Letters (Correspondence) Mathematics Men Psychology Role Models Science and technology STEM Education Student Surveys Teaching Teaching assistants Technology Women
ISSN:	0197-3533, 1532-4834, 1532-4834
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