PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Identification matters: Effects of female peer role models differ by gender between high and low mathematically identified students
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We investigated a peer role model intervention designed to alleviate underrepresentation ofwomen in STEM. Half of the Calculus break-out sections at a large university were visited by apeer role model and half served as controls. The female peer role models were expected toincrease the sense of belonging and mathematical self-efficacy of women highly identified withmathematics. Our results show that peer role models have the intended effect on women highlyidentified with mathematics, but also have a positive effect on men with low mathematicalidentification.Key words: