scholarly journals Teaching strategies and value for STEM courses

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Gravina ◽  
Christopher Beswick ◽  
Kamden K Strunk
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Task Value ◽  
Expectancy Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Subjective Task Value ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

Expectancy-value theory has been used to investigate reasons why students have low achievement and low interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, perceived teaching practices, and subjective task value in gateway STEM courses. Results demonstrated that self-efficacy influenced perception of teaching practices and subjective task value, and perceived teaching practiced influenced subjective task value. Results and implications for teaching practices are discussed.

scholarly journals Is it still worth it? Applying expectancy-value theory to investigate the intraindividual motivational process of forming intentions to drop out from university

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Schnettler ◽  
Julia Bobe ◽  
Anne Scheunemann ◽  
Stefan Fries ◽  
Carola Grunschel
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Expectancy Value Theory ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Motivational Process ◽  
And Mathematics

Abstract The intraindividual process of study dropout, from forming dropout intention to deregistration, is of motivational nature. Yet typical studies investigate interindividual differences, which do not inform about intraindividual processes. Our study focused on the intraindividual process of forming dropout intention, and applied expectancy-value theory to analyze its motivational underpinnings. To expand research, we considered associations of intraindividual deviations in expectancy, intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value, and cost to intraindividual deviations in dropout intention. A total of 326 undergraduate students of law and mathematics rated motivational variables and dropout intention three times from semester start to the final exam period. Multilevel regression analyses revealed that intraindividual changes in intrinsic value, attainment, and cost, but not in expectancy and utility, related to intraindividual changes in dropout intention. Further, we considered students’ demographics as moderators. Only age moderated the association between intrinsic value and dropout intention. Our results stress the crucial role of certain value components, including cost, for emerging dropout intention.

Assessing students’ motivation to engage in sustainable engineering

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary McCormick ◽  
Angela R. Bielefeldt ◽  
Christopher W. Swan ◽  
Kurtis G. Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Expectancy Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Engineering ◽  
Students Attitudes

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to design an assessment instrument to evaluate students’ attitudes toward sustainable engineering (SE). Factors that impact SE beliefs could then be explored. Design/methodology/approach – Using the definition of sustainability from the Brundtland report and expectancy value theory, students’ sentiment toward SE was evaluated using items to assess SE self-efficacy, SE value and SE affect. The survey was distributed at three diverse universities with 515 responses from students ranging from first year through graduate studies in a variety of engineering majors. The survey instrument was validated using principal components analysis, and internal reliability was established via high Cronbach’s alpha for each construct. Findings – Participation in more experiential, enriching learning experiences correlated to higher SE self-efficacy, value and affect. Extracurricular club involvement correlated with a lower self-efficacy but high SE value. Students who had participated in undergraduate research had a high SE self-efficacy, particularly in the environmental and social sub-scales. The students who participated in internships had high SE self-efficacy but lower SE affect. A greater number of volunteer hours correlated with increased SE affect. Female students possessed higher SE value and affect than male students, but self-efficacy was not significantly different. SE self-efficacy increased with academic rank. Originality/value – This is the first effort to measure engineering students’ attitudes toward SE using the three sub-scales of expectancy value theory and assessing correlations in these attributes with students’ participation in various learning experiences.

Difficulty, Consequence, and Effort in Academic Task Performance

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 869-879
Author(s):  
Lisa F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public University ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Academic Task ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Standardized Examinations ◽  
The Relationship

This study extends previous research on the expectancy construct of the expectancy-value theory of motivation developed by Pintrich. In addition to value and expectancy for success, it is proposed that people take into account how much effort is required to complete a task. A 2 × 2 × 2 analysis of variance design was used to investigate the relationship of Difficulty, Consequence, and Required Effort on the willingness of participants to complete a task. The dependent variable was the score obtained from completing statistical problems that varied in difficulty and effort required to complete. 128 students at a public university were participants. Analysis showed significant main effects and an interaction for difficulty and required effort, but no main effect for consequence. Results are discussed in terms of creating optimal motivation for classroom tasks and for both classroom and standardized examinations. Implications for students in subject pools are also discussed.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN CITRA MEREK MAJALAH GADIS DENGAN LOYALITAS MEMBACA MAJALAH GADIS DI KOTA SEMARANG

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Ahmad Khairul Nuzuli
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value Theory ◽  
Kendall’S Tau ◽  
Kendall's Tau ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Correlation Statistics ◽  
The Relationship

<p><em>This study examines the Correlation between brand image Gadis Magazine with loyalty of reading Gadis Magazine in Semarang city. Rationale informing the research this is the Expectancy Value Theory States that the person's behavior is afunction of the value the results expected of a deed. The person's behavior will result in something, the higher the expected value, the higher the desire to realize a particular behaviours. Paradigm in this research is positivistic. This research is classified in explanative type of research. The population in this research is 425 students of Senior High School 1 Semarang, in 10th grade dan have known to read Girl Magazines. This research using multistage random sampling technique, taken a sample of 136 students. The results of the calculation of the correlation Statistics Kendall's Tau B between brand image Gadis Magazine with loyalty of reading Gadis Magazine in Semarang city, retrieved the significance of 0.018 or smaller than the critical numbers i.e. 0.05. So that there is a correlation between the two variables in this research by demonstrating significant results. If viewed from the coefficients of Correlation obtained results 1.0. It can be noted that the relationship is very high.</em></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Penelitian ini meneliti hubungan antara Citra Merek Majalah Gadis dengan loyalitas membaca Majalah Gadis di Kota Semarang. Dasar pemikiran yang melandasi penelitian  ini  adalah  Expectancy  Value  Theory  menyatakan bahwa  perilaku seseorang merupakan fungsi nilai (value) hasil yang diharapkan dari sebuah perbuatan. Perilaku  seseorang  akan menghasilkan sesuatu,  semakin  tinggi  nilai  yang  diharapkan, semakin tinggi pula keinginan untuk mewujudkan perilaku tertentu. Paradigma dalam penelitian ini adalah positivistik. Penelitian ini digolongkan dalam jenis penelitian Eksplanatif. Jumlah Populasi dalam penelitain ini adalah 425 Siswa yang merupakan Siswi SMAN 1 Semarang, kelas 10  yang diketahui membaca  Majalah  Gadis.  Penelitian  ini mengunakan teknik multistage random sampling, diambil sampel 136 siswa. Hasil perhitungan statistik Korelasi Kendall‘s Tau B antara Citra Merek Majalah Gadis dengan loyalitas membaca Majalah Gadis di Kota Semarang, diperoleh signifikansi sebesar 0.018 atau  lebih  kecil  dari  angka  kritis  yaitu  0.05. Sehingga terdapat  korelasi  antara  kedua variabel dalam penelitian ini dengan menunjukkan hasil yang signifikan. Jika dilihat dari Koefisien Korelasi diperoleh hasil 1.0. Maka dapat diketahui bahwa hubungan sangat tinggi.</p>

Physics Career Education Day: Design, Implementation, and Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Zeng ◽  
Ruben Ortega ◽  
John Faust ◽  
Oscar Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Career Education ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Rio Grande Valley ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value Theory ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University

The nation faces critical shortages of Hispanic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) college graduates—especially in physics. To address youth lack of awareness about physics careers, physics educators at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley implemented a strategic intervention anchored in Modern Expectancy-Value Theory, Physics Career Education Day, in collaboration with two local school districts. Presurvey and postsurvey results have shown that this intervention significantly increased student awareness and interest in physics careers.

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