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CareerQuesting: Evaluating Web-Based Resources for Interesting Girls in STEM Careers

CareerQuesting: Evaluating Web-Based Resources for Interesting Girls in STEM Careers

Karen F. White, Mara H. Wasburn
Copyright: © 2006 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1550-1876|EISSN: 1550-1337|ISSN: 1550-1876|EISBN13: 9781615203147|EISSN: 1550-1337|DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2006070104
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White, Karen F., and Mara H. Wasburn. "CareerQuesting: Evaluating Web-Based Resources for Interesting Girls in STEM Careers." IJICTE vol.2, no.3 2006: pp.45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/jicte.2006070104

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White, K. F. & Wasburn, M. H. (2006). CareerQuesting: Evaluating Web-Based Resources for Interesting Girls in STEM Careers. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE), 2(3), 45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/jicte.2006070104

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White, Karen F., and Mara H. Wasburn. "CareerQuesting: Evaluating Web-Based Resources for Interesting Girls in STEM Careers," International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE) 2, no.3: 45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/jicte.2006070104

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Abstract

This paper develops an educational strategy to foster the interest and persistence of middle school girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers using existing websites. Criteria are specified that enable middle school teachers to evaluate websites that can serve as supplemental learning activities within prescribed curricula. In particular, these criteria help evaluate sites that provide materials appealing to both boys and girls. This allows teachers to adopt them without concern that they are providing an unfair advantage to girls.

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