High STEM educational dose is associated with a higher rate of earning a STEM PhD than low dose across three talent-search cohorts combined¶
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q2 i? Among talent-search participants followed longitudinally, the high STEM dose group earned STEM PhDs at a higher proportion than the low dose group (15.6% vs 10.6%, gain ratio 1.463, 95% CI 1.119–1.913). → Wai 2004
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Wai 2004¶
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., Benbow, C. P., & Steiger, J. H. (2004). Accomplishment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Its Relation to STEM Educational Dose: A 25-Year Longitudinal Study (Web Supplement). https://scholar.google.com
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Combined-cohort analysis (cohorts weighted equally) comparing low versus high STEM educational dose groups on STEM PhD attainment. The high dose proportion was 15.6% versus 10.6% for low dose, a "1.463 (1.119, 1.913)" gain ratio whose confidence interval excludes 1.
"STEM PhD 10.6% 15.6% (0.006, 0.092) 1.463 (1.119, 1.913)"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- High STEM educational dose is associated with a higher rate of attaining at least one STEM accomplishment (PhD, publication, tenure, patent, or occupation) — related
- STEM educational dose levels rose across successive talent-search cohorts, with later cohorts showing higher median dose — related
- High STEM educational dose is associated with roughly double the rate of STEM publications compared with low dose — related
- High versus low STEM educational dose shows no statistically significant difference in STEM tenure, patents, or STEM occupation for the combined cohorts — related
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High STEM educational dose is associated with a higher rate of earning a STEM PhD than low dose across three talent-search cohorts combined |
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High STEM educational dose is associated with a higher rate of earning a STEM PhD than low dose across three talent-search cohorts combined |
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