Listen "67. Is STEM After School Effective?"
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Show Summary:Are you interested in learning about the latest research in STEM education? In this episode, Natasha, a doctoral student at Texas A&M University, shares her recent research on the impact of attendance in an afterschool STEM program (Space Club) on student attitudes towards STEM. Tune in to hear the latest trends in STEM education and the behind-the-scenes of conducting quantitative education research.Links from the Show:Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes2. STEM Careers in your Classroom4. Why You Should Teach Space23. Mission to the Moon: Virtual STEM Program37. The Learning Potential of Space Club50. How to Involve Girls in After-School STEM57. How to Organize a STEM Summer CampVivify STEM Blog PostsTop 10 Ways To Encourage Girls In STEM7 Activities Featuring Women in STEM HistoryHow to Start an After School STEM ClubVivify STEM Lessons & ProductsWho is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & ActivityIntro to Coding: Communication STEM ActivityDigital STEM Choice Board BundleSTEM Careers BINGO (Printed & Digital Versions)STEM Career Classroom PostersAll About Space ClubBring Space Club to Your School! - Now FREE for all educators!Blog: Mission to Mars Curriculum Video: Space Club Mission to Mars Student Highlights Videos Other STEM ResourcesStudy from Science.org - “Highway signs showing traffic deaths don’t reduce crashes”Girls Who CodeA Leak in the STEM Pipeline: Taking Algebra EarlyPEAR’s STEM Tools: Common Instrument Suite & Dimensions of SuccessThis Camp Is Also an In-Depth Study of Why Girls Quit STEMNational Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2021 (PDF)Osborne, J. (2003). Attitudes towards science: A review of the literature and its implications. International Journal of Science Education, 25(9), 1049 – 1079.Shapiro, M., Grossman, D., Carter, S., Martin, K., Deyton, P., & Hammer, D. (2015). Middle school girls and the “leaky pipeline” to leadership. Middle School Journal, 46(5), 3–13.Afterschool Alliance. (2021). STEM learning in afterschool on the rise, but barriers and inequities exist. (PDF)Young, J. R., Ortiz, N., & Young, J. L. (2017). STEMulating Interest: A meta-analysis of the effects of out-of-school time on student STEM interest. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 5(1), 62–74.THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES: https://www.vivifystem.om/thestemspace/2022/2022/67/is-stem-after-school-effectiveTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUPVIVIFY INSTAGRAMVIVIFY FACEBOOKVIVIFY TWITTER
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