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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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The Impacts of Gender and Subject on Experience of Competence and Autonomy in STEM
TL;DR: The comparison between female and male STEM students revealed that males perceived more self-efficacy and reported more leadership aspirations while female STEM students have lower perceptions of their own competence, especially regarding perceived future competences.
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Gender influences on school students' mental models of computer science: a quantitative rich picture analysis with sixth graders
Philipp Brauner,Martina Ziefle,Ulrik Schroeder,Thiemo Leonhardt,Nadine Bergner,Birgit Ziegler +5 more
TL;DR: The gender gap revealed by this multi-method approach influences students' career decisions and yields in declining participation of women in STEM, and future measures must focus on school students at an earlier age.
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Women from Diverse Backgrounds in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Professions: Retention and Career Development
Anna Duran,Denise Lopez +1 more
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Identification of the interest of turkish middle-school students in stem careers: gender and grade level differences
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the interest of middle-school students in STEM careers and find that the interest in careers in terms of grade level did not display any differences in the area of technology, whereas it displayed differences in science, engineering and mathematics.
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Identifying a typology of high schools based on their orientation toward STEM: A latent class analysis of HSLS:09
TL;DR: This article investigated the extent that there is a typology of high schools based on their orientation toward STEM, as well as the extent to which school-level demographic variables and student high school outcomes are associated with subgroup membership in the typology.
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