Gayles & Ampaw: he Impact of College Experiences on Degree Completion in STEM Fields at Four-Year Institutions: Does Gender Matter?.

Table of Content: 
# Abstract 
# Key Concepts 
# Example
# Key words
# Citation 
Abstract: 
In this paper, based on the fact that men who receive STEM degree is much more than women in college, the authors examines several factors influence both genders' performances in STEM separately. I think the models provided in this paper is beneficial for students in writing across media because it could offer specific ways to see the gender inequity in educational setting. The results from the study is also can be transferred into practice and policy changes in students' own behaviors and university system overall. 
Key Concept: 
The following three concepts are the factors examined in this paper to see how do they impact students' performance in STEM. Therefore, I think it is important to understand the three key concepts. 
background characteristic: It contains gender, ethnicity, race, family financial situation, parents' education and mathematic performance before entering college. According to the result, white and Asian men have higher rate of attaining STEM degree in college compared to African American and Hispanic men and women. Additionally, the math performance in high school impact both genders, both have significantly more influence on men. 
institutional factors: the size, type, level of competitiveness and campus climate. Based on the result, medium size and level of competitiveness is best for students to attain degrees. Campus climate has bigger impact on women's STEM academic performance compared to guys. 
academic and social experiences: There are a lot of academic and social experiences can happen on campus. In this paper, it specifically refer academic experiences as students meeting faculty and staff outside of classroom and have mentorship. Social experiences refer to live in learning and living environment. Based on the result, both academic and social experiences influence women more than men. 
Example: At University of Illinois, the college of engineering, 90% student body are white and Asian. 
The living and learning environment at University of Illinois, such as Allen Hall, does can give students better opportunity to enjoy the interdiscplinary learning experience. 
Key Words:
 Gender
Degree Attainment 
Academic experience 
Social experience 
campus climate 
Institutional factors 
ethnicity 
race 
socio-economic background 
Further Reading and Resource: 
# Why should toys come in pink and blue? http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/12/22/why-should-toys-come-in-pink-and-blue?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone This is a discussion forum in the New York Times, which has debate about gender education since kindergarden and how does small things, even like toys can impact people's future academic choices and career. 
# The sneaky way we keep girls away from science. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5crr9tGlac This video shows girls are very interested in STEM when they are kids, but when they grow older, there are different pressure and factors drive them away from science. 
# Wladis, C., Conway, K. M., & Hachey, A. C. (2015). The Online STEM Classroom—Who Succeeds? An Exploration of the Impact of Ethnicity, Gender, and Non-traditional Student Characteristics in the Community College Context. Community College Review, 43(2), 142-164. doi:10.1177/0091552115571729 This paper examines how the intersecting identities work together impact students' performance in STEM at online classroom or face to face classroom.
# Davison, M. L., Jew, G. B., & Davenport, E. J. (2014). Patterns of SAT Scores, Choice of STEM Major, and Gender. Measurement And Evaluation In Counseling And Development, 47(2), 118-126. This journal discovers the relationship between gender, SAT score and choice of STEM majors. It discover and bridges students' education on college and high school. The result show that high school math performance impact men more than women in deciding whether major in STEM or not. 
# Women in STEM, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/womenThis website has a lot of report and fact about current situation of women in STEM in different settings across the U.S. It would be a very good resource to check that out. 
Citation:
 Gayles,J. , & Ampaw, F. (2014). The Impact of College Experiences on Degree Completion in STEM Fields at Four-Year Institutions: Does Gender Matter?. Journal Of Higher Education, 85(4), 439-468.
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