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Presumably, the students likely to enroll in a math or science program were (by and large) already heading to college 25 years ago. This presumption is not sup
by estevez 15y ago
Presumably, the students likely to enroll in a math or science program were (by and large) already heading to college 25 years ago.
This presumption is not supported by the data. Since 1970 the proportion of STEM degrees out of all degrees awarded has averaged 24% with a SD of `2.
- pflats 15y agoBereft of outside research, I was responding to the article, which stated, "Over the past 25 years the total number of students in college has increased by about 50 percent. But the number of students graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (the so-called STEM fields) has remained more or less constant."