{"id":1640,"date":"2021-05-25T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/sending-science-majors-into-elementary-schools-helps-latino-and-black-students-realize-scientists-can-look-like-them\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:01:52","slug":"elementary-school-students-draw-a-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/elementary-school-students-draw-a-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3486-768x418.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  A student\u2019s drawings of a scientist upon starting and after completing the Young Scientists Program. (Photo: Courtesy of USC Dornsife\u2019s Young Scientists Program.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=social-impact\">Social Impact<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The Young Scientists Program at USC Dornsife\u2019s Joint Educational Project sends undergrad and graduate STEM majors to teach lessons to elementary school students and to expose them to the idea that anyone can become a scientist regardless of their background. <strong>[3\u00bd min read]<\/strong>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Dieuwertje J. 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href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/us\/topics\/research-brief-83231\" target=\"_blank\">Research Brief<\/a> is a short take about interesting academic work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The big idea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After taking part in hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) lab experiments as part of a youth science program I coordinate, Latino and Black students were more likely to picture scientists as people who look like them&nbsp;&mdash; and not stereotypical white men in lab coats.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/joint-educational-project\/young-scientists-program\/\">Young Scientists Program<\/a> at the Joint Educational Project of the University of Southern&nbsp;California&rsquo;s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences offers specialized science, technology, engineering and math instruction in local elementary schools that have mostly Latino and Black students&nbsp;&mdash; two groups long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/04\/14\/6-facts-about-americas-stem-workforce-and-those-training-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">underrepresented in STEM fields<\/a>. My colleagues and I recruit undergrad and graduate STEM majors to teach lab experiments at seven schools in Los Angeles. About 2,400 students in grades two to five receive 20 hours of instruction each year. Over 80% of the students are Latino, and about 13% are African American.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to get a sense of whether the program increases the kids&rsquo; interest in science, as well as whether it changes how they view scientists. To do so, we used an evaluation tool based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sce.3730670213\" target=\"_blank\">Draw-A-Scientist-Test<\/a> created by educational researcher <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=xram4NcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">David Wade Chambers<\/a> in 1983 that assessed kids&rsquo; preconceived notions of what scientists look like. Researchers later <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1949-8594.1995.tb15762.x\" target=\"_blank\">developed a checklist<\/a> for the drawings that includes certain characteristics like gender, age, race and being in a laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>When our program began collecting drawings of scientists from its participating students in 2015, 90% of the pictures were of white men in lab coats, often looking like Albert Einstein. About 10% of the students did not know what a scientist is or does. This was demonstrated by students who wrote &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know&rdquo; or drew question marks on their drawings.<\/p>\n<p>The drawings have become more diverse over time, which we attribute to a gamut of reasons including hiring more diverse teaching staff and incorporating more examples of scientists of color into our programming.<\/p>\n<p>In fall of 2019, before beginning the yearlong program, we asked the kids to draw a picture of a scientist. Just under 40% drew white female scientists, 6% drew scientists of color&nbsp;&mdash; either men or women&nbsp;&mdash; and 6% drew themselves as a scientist. Almost half of them, 48%, depicted scientists as either white men or cartoon characters. After completing the program, the kids were asked to draw a picture of a scientist again. This time, 37% of them drew white women, 10% drew scientists of color and 9% drew themselves. Only 44% drew white men or cartoon characters.<\/p>\n<p>These increases in students who drew themselves or scientists of color, though perhaps seemingly small, are significant. They demonstrate that the students are developing and internalizing an identity of becoming a scientist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/399329\/original\/file-20210506-13-18kbklv.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>A Latina student drew herself as a scientist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Black workers make up only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/04\/14\/6-facts-about-americas-stem-workforce-and-those-training-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">9% of the STEM workforce<\/a>, and Latino workers represent 8%, though they are roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/US\/PST045219\" target=\"_blank\">13% and 19%<\/a> of the U.S. population, respectively. Similarly, Black and Latino undergrad and graduate students are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/04\/14\/6-facts-about-americas-stem-workforce-and-those-training-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">less likely<\/a> to earn STEM degrees than white and Asian students.<\/p>\n<p>Without diversity in the STEM fields, it&rsquo;s harder for students of color to see themselves as future scientists. Research shows a more diverse scientific community would likely lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/infdis\/jiz174\" target=\"_blank\">more innovation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/9780520967731\" target=\"_blank\">better health care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.conctc.2020.100630\" target=\"_blank\">more supportive academic spaces<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/theundefeated.com\/features\/new-poll-shows-black-americans-put-far-less-trust-in-doctors-and-hospitals-than-white-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">greater trust in science<\/a>, just to name a few benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What still isn&rsquo;t known<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hope that students who finish the Young Scientists Program continue to pursue STEM and go on to become scientists themselves. However, that data is not available, and we are unable to track the graduates. We do have one former participant and four other community students&nbsp;&mdash; all of whom participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/communities.usc.edu\/educational-partnerships\/nai\/\" target=\"_blank\">USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative<\/a> during their K-12 school years &mdash; who are STEM majors and now on staff and teaching science in the community where they grew up. This epitomizes the goal of our program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&rsquo;s next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To change students&rsquo; preconceived notions of scientists as being white and male, it&rsquo;s important they experience diverse science teachers, are taught about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/08\/black-scientists-who-changed-world\" target=\"_blank\">scientists of color<\/a> in history and see diverse characters in science-related children&rsquo;s books. Its our hope to see more of the students in our program drawing scientists of color or themselves as scientists in future drawings.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/159784\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\" alt=\"The Conversation\" style=\"border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/republishing-guidelines --><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/dieuwertje-j-kast-1223023\" target=\"_blank\">Dieuwertje J. Kast<\/a>, Director of STEM Education Programs of the Joint Educational Project, <span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/usc-dornsife-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences-2669\">USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This article is republished from <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. 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