Eric Jacobson, Lisa Conboy, Dolma Tsering, Monica Shields, Patrick McKnight, Peter M Wayne, Rosa Schnyer
Experimental Studies of Inter-Rater Agreement in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review
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internationally need advance science technology engineering mathematics stem education recognized vital meeting social economic challenges developing scientifically mathematically technologically literate citizenry many countries however gender differences participation achievement girls women stem education stem careers usually disadvantage females paper aims identify challenges female students participation stem postprimary secondary school level beyond irish context research questions aim address paper 1 student attitudes towards science technology engineering mathematics measured interest perceived ability stem students valuing stem students commitment stem 2 gender differences occur regarding students attitudes science technology engineering mathematics survey completed 308 postprimary students ireland part oneyear research project titled stemchat women catalysts change stem education data analysis compiled descriptive statistics including response frequencies percentages median interquartile range values compared gender differences survey responses using kruskalwallis h test results indicated female students significantly positive attitudes science compared males comparison males significantly positive responses mathematics compared females challenges regarding access understanding stem context postprimary education discussed