Abstract: How can the interweaving of knowledge silos help to engage girls who are becoming disinterested in science? This study describes how convergence points research practices within fields art and science mitigate gender stereotypes associated with STEM field. A case four women working at intersection revealed common aspects their practices: an appreciation natural world, a sense aestheti...

In two experiments, we examined how teacher gender and stereotype threat cues affected adolescents’ self-reported concerns about being negatively stereotyped in computer science courses. High-school students (Experiment 1: N = 218; Experiment 2: N = 193) read about two computer science courses, one with a competent male teacher and one with a competent female teacher, and were randomly assigned...