Gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM): Current knowledge, implications for practice, policy, and future directions

MT Wang, JL Degol - Educational psychology review, 2017 - Springer
Although the gender gap in math course-taking and performance has narrowed in recent
decades, females continue to be underrepresented in math-intensive fields of Science …

Gifted students

FC Worrell, RF Subotnik… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Gifted students are individuals who are recognized for performance that is superior to that of
their peers. Although giftedness is typically associated with schooling, gifted individuals exist …

Thai undergraduate science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) creative thinking and innovation skill development: a conceptual model using a digital …

N Wannapiroon, P Pimdee - Education and Information Technologies, 2022 - Springer
Qualitative and quantitative research methods were undertaken to examine and develop a
digitally based virtual classroom learning environment (VCLE) for Thai undergraduate …

The benefits of playing video games.

I Granic, A Lobel, RCME Engels - American psychologist, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Video games are a ubiquitous part of almost all children's and adolescents' lives, with 97%
playing for at least one hour per day in the United States. The vast majority of research by …

The malleability of spatial skills: a meta-analysis of training studies.

DH Uttal, NG Meadow, E Tipton, LL Hand… - Psychological …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Having good spatial skills strongly predicts achievement and attainment in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (eg, Shea, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2001; Wai …

The development of gender differences in spatial reasoning: A meta-analytic review.

JE Lauer, E Yhang, SF Lourenco - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Gender differences in spatial aptitude are well established by adulthood, particularly when
measured by tasks that require the mental rotation of objects (Linn & Petersen, 1985; Voyer …

All STEM fields are not created equal: People and things interests explain gender disparities across STEM fields

R Su, J Rounds - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The degree of women's underrepresentation varies by STEM fields. Women are now
overrepresented in social sciences, yet only constitute a fraction of the engineering …

Rethinking giftedness and gifted education: A proposed direction forward based on psychological science

RF Subotnik, P Olszewski-Kubilius… - … science in the public …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
For nearly a century, scholars have sought to understand, measure, and explain giftedness.
Succeeding theories and empirical investigations have often built on earlier work …

Spatial thinking and STEM education: When, why, and how?

DH Uttal, CA Cohen - Psychology of learning and motivation, 2012 - Elsevier
We explore the relation between spatial thinking and performance and attainment in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) domains. Spatial skills strongly …

Do growth mindsets in math benefit females? Identifying pathways between gender, mindset, and motivation

JL Degol, MT Wang, Y Zhang, J Allerton - Journal of youth and …, 2018 - Springer
Despite efforts to increase female representation in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM), females continue to be less motivated to pursue STEM careers than …