Aligning science achievement and STEM expectations for college success: A Comparative study of curricular standardization

S Han, C Buchmann - RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of …, 2016 - rsfjournal.org
Lack of preparation in science leads to high rates of attrition among science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, even among students who are highly …

Kinks in the STEM pipeline: Tracking STEM graduation rates using science and mathematics performance

A Redmond‐Sanogo, J Angle… - School Science and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In an effort to maintain the global competitiveness of the United States, ensuring a strong
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce is essential. The …

The consequences of “school improvement”: Examining the association between two standardized assessments measuring school improvement and student science …

AV Maltese, CD Hochbein - Journal of Research in Science …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
For more than half a century concerns about the ability of American students to compete in a
global workplace focused policymakers' attention on improving school performance …

Boosting the numbers of STEM majors? The role of high schools with a STEM program

MC Bottia, E Stearns, RA Mickelson… - Science …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article investigates whether attending a high school that offers a specialized science,
technology, engineering, and/or mathematics program (high school with a STEM program) …

Supporting the STEM pipeline: Linking applied STEM course-taking in high school to declaring a STEM major in college

MA Gottfried, R Bozick - Education Finance and Policy, 2016 - direct.mit.edu
Recently, through the support from the Obama administration, the traditional STEM curricula
(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in high schools are being updated with …

The STEM grading penalty: An alternative to the “leaky pipeline” hypothesis

D Witteveen, P Attewell - Science Education, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The low number of baccalaureates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) is often viewed as problematic for the US's economic competitiveness, leading …

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pathways: High school science and math coursework and postsecondary degree attainment

W Tyson, R Lee, KM Borman… - Journal of Education for …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines how high school science and mathematics course-taking creates
pathways toward future baccalaureate degree attainment in science, technology …

[BOOK][B] The role of STEM high schools in reducing gaps in science and mathematics coursetaking: Evidence from North Carolina

E Glennie, M Mason, B Dalton - 2016 - books.google.com
Some states have created science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
schools to encourage student interest and enhance student proficiency in STEM subjects …

[BOOK][B] Community Colleges and STEM

RT Palmer, JL Wood - 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Scientific advancements have led to America's status as a world leader, accounting for
nearly half of US economic development in the past 50 years. However, the United States is …

The implications of STEM college graduates' course-taking patterns for the graduate school pipeline

C Zhang, NR Kuncel, PR Sackett - Research in Science Education, 2023 - Springer
Research on the STEM educational pipeline has focused on degree attainment, finding that
students who take STEM courses in high school are more likely to declare a STEM major …