scholarly journals Development of The Stem Career Interest Scale for High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Kizilay ◽  
Havva Yamak ◽  
Nusret Kavak
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stem Career ◽  
Stem Career Interest

The Role of Dual Enrollment STEM Coursework in Increasing STEM Career Interest among American High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Elysa N. Corin ◽  
Gerhard Sonnert ◽  
Philip M. Sadler
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Dual Enrollment ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stem Career ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Stem Career Interest

Background/Context The United States is facing a shortage of domestically prepared STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professionals, yet many high school graduates find they are not sufficiently prepared for college-level work in STEM subjects. Dual enrollment STEM courses count for both high school and college credit, expose students to the demands of a college course, and may be used to augment existing high school course offerings and graduate students who are better prepared to continue, and are interested in continuing, their education in STEM. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study This study investigated changes in students’ reported interest in STEM careers after taking a dual enrollment STEM course. We address the following questions: (1) Are high school students who take one or more STEM dual enrollment courses more likely than their peers to report an interest in STEM careers by the end of high school? (2) Is dual enrollment STEM course-taking more effective than Advanced Placement STEM course-taking in increasing student interest in STEM careers by the end of high school? Research Design A quasi-experimental research design was used in this work, with propensity weights employed to account for group self-selection effects post hoc. Data were collected through a national survey of college students (N = 14,114) who provided information about their K–12 experiences. Findings/Results After controlling for demographic, academic, and background characteristics, particularly prior interest in a STEM career, the odds of a STEM career intention were 1.3 times (p < .05) greater for those taking a dual enrollment course compared with peers who did not. Students who took both dual enrollment and AP STEM courses had 2.1 times the odds of their nonparticipating peers to report an interest in STEM careers. Results show that the STEM dual enrollment intervention is equally effective for students of all demographic backgrounds. Conclusions/Recommendations This study is the first to examine the link between dual enrollment and career interest, revealing an additional avenue through which students may be encouraged to pursue STEM careers. Dual enrollment is a promising intervention to increase STEM career interest among all high school students, including students of different genders, races, socioeconomic status (as measured by highest parental education level), and academic achievement (as measured by math SAT score). The policy implications for this work are that dual enrollment programs should be vigorously implemented and promoted in an effort to increase the number of students, especially students from underrepresented groups, who graduate from high school with an interest in a STEM career.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Exploration of STEM Career Development of High School Students in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
pp. 089484531983052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaqi Li ◽  
Wei-Cheng Joseph Mau ◽  
Shr-Jya Chen ◽  
Tzu-Chi Lin ◽  
Ting-Yu Lin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Development ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stem Career Development ◽  
Stem Career ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

scholarly journals STUDENT ATTITUDES TO PHYSICS LESSONS: IN CASE INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astalini Astalini ◽  
Dwi Agus Kurniawan ◽  
Siti Hadijah ◽  
Rahmat Perdana
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis ◽  
Senior High School Students

The purpose of this research is to know the attitude of students in Batanghari High School toward physics learning. The type of research used in quantitative research is survey research design. The study involved 926 students of Senior High School in Batanghari District. Data collected through interview and questionnaire as many as 54 statement and used Likert scale 5 points and interview as a contributor to the questionnaire. Data analysis used is descriptive statistical analysis. The results of the analysis obtained on the indicator of the normality of scientists are 50.6% of students categorized well. The attitude indicator in physics as much as 46% are categorized well. The indicator of enjoyment in learning physics of 55.5% is categorized as good enough attitude. then the indicator of career interest in the field of physics by 45% is categorized quite well. Based on these results in part at Batanghari Senior High School students have a poor attitude towards the learning of physics.

Mentoring female high school students for a STEM career

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noelia Olmedo-Torre ◽  
Marta Pena Carrera ◽  
Mireia Lopez-Beltran ◽  
Maica Sanz Gomez ◽  
David Lopez
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stem Career ◽  
Female High School
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