Changing Perceptions of Scientist: Twenty Years of Student Drawings of a Scientist

Abstract

As part of an initial discussion of a rationale and need multicultural perspective in science education, students in an elementary science methods course were asked to draw an image of a scientist doing science. This is a modified version of the Draw A Scientist Test (DAST). This study analyzes 20 years of these drawings looking for trends and changings to the stereotypical archetypes established by the DAST. There have been some changes but many of the stereotypes remain.

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Virtual Poster

Theme

Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning

KEYWORDS

Scientist, Stereotypes

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