Determining the effects of computer science education at the secondary level on STEM major choices in postsecondary institutions in the United States

A Lee - Computers & Education, 2015 - Elsevier
Concerning the marginalization of computer science education in K-12 STEM education in
the United States, this study examined the extent to which taking more credits in computer …

The association between female students' computer science education and STEM major selection: Multilevel structural equation modeling

A Lee - Computers in the Schools, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Concerning the underrepresentation of female students in computer science (CS) classes at
the K-12 level and math-intensive STEM fields, this study investigated the relationship …

MIS versus computer science: An empirical comparison of the influences on the students' choice of major

JP Downey, R McGaughey, D Roach - Journal of Information Systems …, 2009 - jise.org
A history of declining enrollments in university Management Information Systems (MIS) and
computer science (CS) departments in the US considerably impacts both college …

Factors influencing students decisions to major in a computer-related discipline

T Lenox, G Jesse, CR Woratschek - Information Systems Education …, 2012 - isedj.org
Too few students are entering the workforce with the technological skills required due to
several fac-tors, including under-enrollment in the computer-related disciplines by college …

Understanding determinants for STEM major choice among students beginning community college

CA Evans, R Chen, RP Hudes - Community College Review, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study explored how high school and postsecondary academic parameters
may relate to the choice of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …

An investigation of the linkage between technology-based activities and STEM major selection in 4-year postsecondary institutions in the United States: multilevel …

A Lee - Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Among the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), much
attention has been paid to the influences of math-and science-related learning contexts on …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting STEM major choice: A machine learning classification and regression tree approach

CN Chang, S Lin, OM Kwok, GK Saw - Journal for STEM Education …, 2023 - Springer
Despite the increasing demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM), only a small portion of young people in the USA pursue a …

College major choice in STEM: Revisiting confidence and demographic factors

MW Moakler Jr, MM Kim - The Career Development Quarterly, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Using national freshman survey data, the authors examined confidence and background
variables (eg, gender, minority status, parental occupation) as predictors of science …

The effects of high school course taking and SAT scores on college major selection

A Şahin, N Erdoğan, J Morgan, M Capraro… - … University Journal of …, 2012 - dergipark.org.tr
A survey study design was employed to examine the relationship between enrollment in
computer and Advanced Placement courses during high school, SAT scores and …

Gender differences in motivational and curricular pathways towards postsecondary computing majors

J Chen, L Perez-Felkner, C Nhien, S Hu… - Research in Higher …, 2023 - Springer
Gender disparities persist in postsecondary computing fields, despite improvements in
postsecondary equity overall and STEM fields as an aggregate. The entrenchment of this …