January 1st, 2015 | RESEARCH
This paper investigates the impact of stereotype threat on young women’s academic achievement in high school physics classes. Stereotype threat is the reinforcement of a negative stereotype. Results show that, although females underperformed when exposed to explicit and implicit stereotype threat conditions, their performance was identical to that of males when stereotypes were nullified.
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Catarina Correia, Author, King's College LondonRelated URLs
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Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Education and learning science | Physics
Resource Type: Research Brief | Research Products
Environment Type: Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs