PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2020
Boston, Massachusetts
Investigation of affective factors which may influence women’s performance in mathematics
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This paper presents a pilot investigation into the effects of stereotype threat on women’s performance in upper-level undergraduate mathematics and potential influences of the affective factors, mindset and sense of belonging. In contrast to Good, Aronson, & Harder’s (2008) findings, results indicate that the women in this study did not seem to be adversely affected by stereotype threat. Furthermore, sense of belonging to the domain of mathematics was found to be a statistically significant predictor of performance on a mathematics assessment.