Utility-value intervention promotes persistence and diversity in STEM

MW Asher, JM Harackiewicz… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We tested the long-term effects of a utility-value intervention administered in a gateway
chemistry course, with the goal of promoting persistence and diversity in STEM. In a …

The effect of an intervention personalizing mathematics to students' career and popular culture interests on mathematics interest and learning.

C Walkington, ML Bernacki… - Journal of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Both personalization and utility value (UV) interventions have emerged in educational
psychology as ways to increase students' interest in learning an academic subject, and …

An Intersectional Application of Expectancy-Value Theory in an Undergraduate Chemistry Course

AM French, NM Else-Quest, M Asher… - … of Women Quarterly, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The underrepresentation of women and Black, Latinx, and Native Americans within the
United States scientific workforce is a persistent and multifaceted problem warranting an …

[图书][B] Utility Value Plays a Powerful Role in the Development of Interest: Evidence from Laboratory and Field Experiments

MW Asher - 2023 - search.proquest.com
When an instructor triggers students' interest, the instructor temporarily engages students'
attention, promoting alertness, concentration, and positive emotions related to the relevant …