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5.1.7 Socioemotional Characteristics of Gifted Female and Male Students in Science and Mathematics

Choosing a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is not straightforward for gifted women. Despite many changes made in policies, women are still underrepresented in these fields. Current empirical evidence does not support the claim that biological cognitive differences account for underrepresentation. Therefore, exploring personal and contextual factors is critical to understanding gender differences and to explain the scarcity of gifted women in STEM fields. The goal of this study was to explore two socioemotional variables closely related to achievement and choice in STEM, self-concept, and self-efficacy, with attention to results particularly affecting female adolescents in competitive settings such as gifted programs. Implications for educating gifted girls are discussed.

Author(s):

Maria P. Gomez-Arizaga
mpgomez@uandes.cl
Universidad de los Andes
Chile

   

Maria Paz Gomez-Arizaga is a psychologist, Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Arizona. She is an associate professor at the College of Education, Universidad de los Andes, Chile. She is currently working in two research projects related to secondary female gifted students´ career choices in STEM and school interventions for gifted/2e learners. Her main research interests and publications are related to traditionally underserved gifted students and their perceptions and experiences in schools.

Marianela Navarro Ciudad
mnavarroc@uandes.cl
Universidad de los Andes
Chile

   

Dr. Navarro worked for several years at the Center for Measurement in Education (MIDE) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and participated in numerous large-scale teacher evaluation projects. She is currently at the Research Center in Education of Universidad de los Andes, where she leads research projects and teaches courses on the assessment of learning. Dr. Navarro holds a PhD in Science Education and a Master´s degree in Educational Evaluation, both from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile as well as a Master´s degree on Cell Biology and Physiology from the Université Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France.

Annjeanette Martin
amartin@uandes.cl
Universidad de los Andes
Chile

   

Dr. Annjeanette Martin holds a Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the Director of the Bilingual Elementary Education program at the School of Education at the Universidad de los Andes and also forms part of the Research Center in Education. She teaches courses and conducts research in initial teacher education and second language learning.

 


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