Abstract
This mixed-methods study aims to determine whether participation in a computer science program positively impacts middle school students' attitude toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and interest in STEM-related careers. Nineteen sixth-grade students from underrepresented populations in the STEM field consisting of 17 African Americans, one Latino, and one White female attending a rural, Title I middle school participated in the study. Computing lessons were taught by undergraduate interns majoring in computer science, middle-level mathematics and science teacher education, and secondary mathematics teacher education attending a small, private, four-year liberal arts, historically black college, or university. Survey results and focus group themes provide convincing evidence that students' attitudes toward STEM improved and interest in STEM-related careers increased because of participating in the computing program.
Erratum
This issue was incorrectly labeled as Volume 13, Number 3 when originally published.
Recommended Citation
McClary, Michiko B.; Wells, Deirdre Morrison; and Brown, Kamilah
(2022)
"Advancing Equity in STEM Education: A University, K-12 School District 61 Collaboration to Engage Sixth-Grade Students in Computing Activities,"
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina: Vol. 16:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/tejsc/vol16/iss1/8