Why students choose STEM majors: Motivation, high school learning, and postsecondary context of support

X Wang - American educational research journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
… student entrance into STEM majors. In regard to postsecondary barriers to STEM entrance,
the … and student choice of STEM, this study will provide targeted, context-based research …

Determining the effects of pre-college STEM contexts on STEM major choices in 4-year postsecondary institutions using multilevel structural equation modeling

A Lee - Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education …, 2013 - docs.lib.purdue.edu
… In summary, most STEM studies have focused on traditional learning contexts in math and
STEM contexts that are considered progressive learning contexts linked to practical STEM

… Student Choice of STEM Fields of Study: Testing a Conceptual Framework of Motivation, High School Learning, and Postsecondary Context of Support. WISCAPE …

X Wang - … Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary …, 2012 - ERIC
… that students’ decisions to declare a STEM major and earn a STEM degree at a Hispanic-…
remediation and student choice of STEM, this study will provide targeted, context-based …

Predicting High School Students' Interest in Majoring in a STEM Field: Insight into High School Students' Postsecondary Plans.

E Lichtenberger, C George-Jackson - Journal of Career and Technical …, 2013 - ERIC
… This study examined how various individual, family, and school level contextual factors
impact the likelihood of planning to major in one of the science, technology, engineering, or …

Does STEM stand out? Examining racial/ethnic gaps in persistence across postsecondary fields

C Riegle-Crumb, B King, Y Irizarry - Educational Researcher, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
… Ultimately, we seek to contribute new substantive and empirical knowledge that situates
disparities in STEM degree attainment within the larger context of racial/ethnic inequality. …

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
… education in K-12 STEM education in the United … STEM major choices in postsecondary
institutions in the US, by comparison to the well-documented predictors of students' STEM major

Perceived abilities or academic interests? Longitudinal high school science and mathematics effects on postsecondary STEM outcomes by gender and race

T Zhao, L Perez-Felkner - International Journal of STEM Education, 2022 - Springer
… Following these discussions of the value of explaining disparities in postsecondary
STEM major selection and contextual explanations, we turn to developmental and social …

[PDF][PDF] What matters in STEM: Institutional contexts that influence STEM bachelor's degree completion rates

K Eagan, S Hurtado, M Chang - annual meeting of the Association for …, 2010 - heri.ucla.edu
… to major in a STEM field completed a degree in STEM within four years of enrollment. The
STEM bachelor’s degree completion gap between URM students and their White and Asian …

Understanding determinants for STEM major choice among students beginning community college

CA Evans, R Chen, RP Hudes - Community College Review, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
… Determining the effects of pre-college STEM contexts on STEM major choices in 4-year
postsecondary institutions using multilevel structural equation modeling. Journal of Pre-College …

STEM field persistence: The impact of engagement on postsecondary STEM persistence for underrepresented minority students.

DT Flynn - Journal of Educational Issues, 2016 - ERIC
… A "chilly climate" in the STEM fields could then reflect in measures of academic and social
engagement. This study uses the Beginning Postsecondary Longitudinal Student Survey, 2004…