To what extent does capacity exist in the Southeast High School Integrative STEM Academy including gender and race?
Students responded to two statements on the capacity subscale. They were, “I have gained new knowledge and facts because of the STEM program” and “I have obtained useful information that can apply in choice of career.” For the total group, the mean scores were 4.35 (.49) on Knowledge and 4.30 (.57) on Information. White students had the highest mean scores on both items, Knowledge and Information. Whereas, female students mean scores were higher on Knowledge. Students who were Unknown rated both items lowest of all groups.
To what extent does continuity exist in the Southeast High School Integrative STEM Academy including gender and race?
The continuity subscale focused attention to influence, opportunity, and choices for students in the STEM program. Mean scores did not exceed 4.0 on a five-point scale. The mean scores ranged from 2.50 to 4.00. Female students and students categorized as “Other” both received a mean score of 4.00 (.63) and slightly lower for male students at 3.86 (.53).
The second measure of continuity shown in Table 6 and Table 7 had questions that sought responses concerning the program and beyond. Some of the sample questions included: Are there opportunities to participate in co-curricular STEM-related activities?; Are STEM-related tutorials available to you outside of regular class?; and Do you know of colleges you can go to further you education in STEM-related fields? Overwhelmingly, all students responded yes to six of the eight questions. The no responses were on questions concerning not taking the SAT and summer camps for STEM-related careers.