Global Journal of Human Social Science, G: Linguistics and Education, Volume 23 Issue 3

© 2023. Hui Fang Huang Su, Jia Borror & Teri Williams. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Using Hands-on Experiences including Various Forms of ARTS to Increase Ninth-Grade Female Students’ Interest in STEM – Final Results By Hui Fang Huang Su, Jia Borror & Teri Williams Abstract- Due to the ever-growing number of employment opportunities in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, increasing emphasis is placed on STEM education at all levels. This paper reports on research on increasing STEM interest and awareness in ninth-grade minority female students. Thirty-seven female students from a low socioeconomic background participated in this research study. They attended fifteen hour-long sessions of STEM-infused hands-on workshops presented by university professors in the College of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences. The workshops took place during school hours, adding to their regular curriculum. The school does not currently have an arts program, although the founder of the school is a music artist. Therefore, the workshops incorporated the arts as the central theme, while the lessons were delivered in biology, chemistry, engineering, and mathematics. Keywords: high school STEM education, female students, integrating the ARTS, STEM interest, and awareness. GJHSS-G Classification: DDC Code: 349.42 LCC Code: KD660 UsingHandsonExperiencesincludingVariousFormsofARTStoIncreaseNinthGradeFemaleStudentsInterestinSTEMFinalResults Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: G Linguistics & Education Volume 23 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: