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The STEM grading penalty: An alternative to the “leaky pipeline” hypothesis
Science Education ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-05-07 , DOI: 10.1002/sce.21580
Dirk Witteveen 1 , Paul Attewell 2
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Correspondence Dirk Witteveen, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1 New Road, Oxford, OX1 1NF, United Kingdom. Email: dirk.witteveen@nuffield.ox.ac.uk Abstract The low number of baccalaureates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is often viewed as problematic for the US's economic competitiveness, leading scholars to search for explanations for STEM retention. Our analyses of the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study indicate that the notion of a so‐called “leaky STEM pipeline” out of STEM majors overstates the problem because it neglects the substantial influx into STEM from other majors throughout college. Researchers concerned with STEM retention should focus on a broader defined group of “STEM‐ actives”: A combination of freshman students who declared a STEM major or who take a considerable number of STEM credits. Among these students (N = 3,020) we examine the variation in the relatively lower grades that many individuals earn in STEM courses compared to their non‐STEM courses. The size of an undergraduate's “STEM‐grading penalty”—an individual grading disparity —in the first couple of college semesters is significantly associated with the probability of leaving STEM. The influence of this STEM‐penalty on STEM graduation chances is robust to college students’ variation in both general academic achievement and STEM‐specific preparation, thereby eliminating a large portion of the effect

中文翻译:

STEM 分级惩罚:替代“管道泄漏”假设

通讯作者 Dirk Witteveen,牛津大学纳菲尔德学院,1 New Road, Oxford, OX1 1NF, United Kingdom。电子邮件:dirk.witteveen@nuffield.ox.ac.uk 摘要 科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 的学士学位数量少通常被视为影响美国经济竞争力的问题,导致学者们寻找对 STEM 的解释保留。我们对初中学生纵向研究的分析表明,STEM 专业学生所谓的“泄漏 STEM 管道”的概念夸大了问题,因为它忽略了整个大学其他专业大量涌入 STEM 的情况。关注 STEM 保留的研究人员应该关注更广泛的“STEM 活性物质”组:宣布为 STEM 专业或获得大量 STEM 学分的新生组合。在这些学生 (N = 3,020) 中,我们检查了许多人在 STEM 课程中获得的相对较低成绩与非 STEM 课程相比的差异。在大学的前几个学期,本科生的“STEM 评分惩罚”(个人评分差异)的大小与离开 STEM 的可能性显着相关。这种 STEM 处罚对 STEM 毕业机会的影响对大学生在一般学业成绩和 STEM 特定准备方面的差异具有很强的影响,从而消除了很大一部分影响 020)我们研究了许多人在 STEM 课程中获得的相对较低成绩与非 STEM 课程相比的差异。在大学的前几个学期,本科生的“STEM 评分惩罚”(个人评分差异)的大小与离开 STEM 的可能性显着相关。这种 STEM 处罚对 STEM 毕业机会的影响对大学生在一般学业成绩和 STEM 特定准备方面的差异具有很强的影响,从而消除了很大一部分影响 020)我们研究了许多人在 STEM 课程中获得的相对较低成绩与非 STEM 课程相比的差异。在大学的前几个学期,本科生的“STEM 评分惩罚”(个人评分差异)的大小与离开 STEM 的可能性显着相关。这种 STEM 处罚对 STEM 毕业机会的影响对大学生在一般学业成绩和 STEM 特定准备方面的差异具有很强的影响,从而消除了很大一部分影响
更新日期:2020-05-07
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