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International Journal of STEM Education
Fig. 5 | International Journal of STEM Education

Fig. 5

From: Factors influencing participation of underrepresented students in STEM fields: matched mentors and mindsets

Fig. 5

STEM belonging, growth mindset, and STEM identity (percentage of respondents who strongly agree/agree). Most respondents (73%) demonstrated a growth mindset, believing that with the right amount of effort and dedication, anyone can become a top scholar in STEM. However, even though they were pursing STEM, not all felt like they belonged in STEM careers (66%), saw themselves as a STEM person (66%), or felt that people in their STEM classes were a lot like them (30%)

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