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University of Nebraska at Omaha

2022

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The Impacts Of Positive Praise On Science Achievement Levels Of Female Students, Sidney Hanel May 2022

The Impacts Of Positive Praise On Science Achievement Levels Of Female Students, Sidney Hanel

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To the general eye, it appears there has been an increase of women in STEM and overall female interest in science however, this is not apparent in the high school classrooms. The lowest level physics classrooms are overwhelmingly female, and the AP Physics class of twenty-five students has two female students. Society is seeing more equal numbers of males and females in biology, healthcare, dentistry, and other medical related fields. This is a wonderful advancement however many other STEM careers are being forgotten.

This study focuses on five physical science courses one of which is provided with additional feedback and …