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If the goal of an engineering camp at Kettering University is to get high sc
If the goal of an engineering camp at Kettering University is to get high sc
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2024-04-25
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If the goal of an engineering camp at Kettering University is to get high school girls interested in math- and science-related careers, let there be no doubt that Lauryn Watkoske is interested.
On this July afternoon, she sewed up a 1-inch cut in a hot dog that she could see only by watching a video camera, an exercise that simulated robotically assisted surgery and tested her hand-eye coordination.
"I used to like building things when I was little, but I never expected Robotics(机器人技术), something so stereotypically(带有成见地)male, to be exciting," says Lauryn.
That’s encouraging news for people who are concerned about a persistent gender gap in college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math—STEM, for short. The notion that it might have to do with talent has long been dismissed. Yet research shows that girls who enjoy—and excel at—math and science in high school are less likely than boys to pursue a college major in those fields.
And even if they start college majoring in a STEM field, women are more likely than men to change majors, federal data show. Women make up 24% of STEM jobs, which offers some of the most profitable careers, a Commerce Department report says.
Some critics focusing on gender parity(对等)say the concern is overblown. "There may be something about math- and science-related fields that are just less interesting to most women," says Hoff Sommers, editor of The Science on Women and Science, in which several contributors argue that biology is a factor. "No one is saying they’re not as talented, but they have different aspirations. "
A number of colleges that specialize in these fields have recently taken steps to increase female enrollment and are seeing results.
This spring, Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass, graduated 247 women, its largest number of women ever, representing 30% of its graduating class. The percentage of women at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif, who graduate with a computer science degree jumped from an average 12% in recent years to more than 26% in 2010, 43% in 2011 and 38% this year.
The schools’ strategies vary, but a key component is to create opportunities for women to apply their talents and skills to matters that appeal to them. Harvey Mudd College, for example, checked up a required introductory computer science course to allow students more choice in how they apply principles being covered.
"Many of the guys would be just as happy in a class that focused exclusively on video games and robots," says Department Chair Ran Libeskind-Hadas. For women, "seeing the applications of computing to society is really important, and seeing applications of computing to things they use in their day-to-day lives is important. That includes things like, how does Google Maps work, or how does a music recommendation system work. " [br] What do we learn about Lauryn Watkoske?
选项
A、She is majoring in Engineering at Kettering University.
B、She promotes the development of robotically assisted surgery.
C、She prefers to build things rather than study Robotics.
D、She has interest in math- and science-related careers.
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。本题考查有关劳琳·沃特考斯基的信息。由定位段可知,凯特林大学举办的工科夏令营引起了劳琳·沃特考斯基对理工科的兴趣,原文中的let there be no doubt意为“不容置疑”,故本题答案为D)。A)“她在凯特林大学学习工程学专业”是对首段首句的曲解,可排除;B)“她推动了机器人辅助手术的发展”,simulate意为“模仿,模拟”,与stimulare“刺激,激励”易混淆,是强干扰选项,注意区分;C)“她喜欢建造东西胜过学习机器入学”,第三段提到,劳琳·沃特考斯基小时候喜欢建造东西,但是她没想到机器人学可以这么有趣.与原文不符,可排除。
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