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Why Students Choose STEM Majors Motivation, High School Learning, and Postsecondary Context of Support
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In this article, a conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors by recent high school graduates attending 4-year institutions was proposed.Abstract:
This study draws upon social cognitive career theory and higher education literature to test a conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors by recent high school graduates attending 4-year institutions. Results suggest that choosing a STEM major is directly influenced by intent to major in STEM, high school math achievement, and initial postsecondary experiences, such as academic interaction and financial aid receipt. Exerting the largest impact on STEM entrance, intent to major in STEM is directly affected by 12th-grade math achievement, exposure to math and science courses, and math self-efficacy beliefs—all three subject to the influence of early achievement in and attitudes toward math. Multiple-group structural equation modeling analyses indicated heterogeneous effects of math achievement and exposure to math and science across racial groups, with their positive impact on STEM intent accruing most to White students and least ...read more
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Increasing representation and diversity in health research: A protocol of the MYHealth Research Training Program for high school students
Samantha A. Chuisano,Judith Rafferty,Alex Allen,T. Chang,Matthew A. Diemer,Kimberly Harris,L. Michelle Vaughn,Daphne C. Watkins,Melissa DeJonckheere +8 more
TL;DR: The MYHealth program as discussed by the authors ) is a community-based participatory research program focused on adolescent health, where high school students are trained to be co-researchers who work alongside academic researchers, which will help them to envision themselves as scientists capable of positively impacting their communities through research.
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Psychological factors motivating the choice of university entrants
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the factors influencing the choice of a university by first-year students' behavior, mainly influenced by external factors or factors not related to professional educational trajectory choice.
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The impact of country of schooling and gender on secondary school students’ conceptions of and interest in becoming an engineer in Ireland, Kenya and Sweden
TL;DR: In this paper , the draw an engineer test was used to compare the effects of students' genders and country of schooling on the genders and concepts of their drawn engineers, and their interest in becoming an engineer in the future.
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Student motivation in STEM: factors related to and measurement of STEM motivation
TL;DR: In this article , the authors provide a review about the importance of, theoretical foundation for, factors related to, and measurements for students' STEM motivation, including age, gender, family contexts, contextualization, the level of STEM integration and the use of inquiry-based teaching.
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Science and engineering degree attainment of aspiring-scientists in the United States
TL;DR: This article used the Education Longitudinal Survey of 2002 (ELS:2002) to examine how varying levels of intention (planning) and action (choice) in pursuing a science-based major affect American college students' degree attainment in Science and Engineering (S&E) fields by age 26.
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