This study examines female graduates (N = 616) from seven honors colleges in the Northeastern United States and the relationship between attending a New York City (NYC) selective specialized public high school and graduating with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree from an honors college. A causal-comparative study design was applied. The study found a significant difference (p < .05) in choice of college major (STEM vs non-STEM) between participants who graduated from a NYC selective specialized public high school and those who graduated from any other high school. These results support a positive relationship for female students between attending a NYC selective specialized public high school and graduating from an honors college with a degree in STEM. The implications of providing an appropriately challenging education for gifted female students are discussed.

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增加有天赋的女性对 STEM 的追求：纽约市选择性专业公立高中的可能作用

本研究调查了美国东北部七所荣誉学院的女毕业生 (N = 616) 以及就读纽约市 (NYC) 选择性专业公立高中与毕业于科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 专业之间的关系) 荣誉学院的学位。应用了因果比较研究设计。该研究发现，从纽约市选择性专业公立高中毕业的参与者与从任何其他高中毕业的参与者之间，在选择大学专业（STEM 与非 STEM）方面存在显着差异（p < .05）。这些结果支持女学生在就读纽约市选择性专业公立高中和从获得 STEM 学位的荣誉学院毕业之间存在积极关系。