Choosing a College STEM Major : The Roles of Motivation, High School STEM Coursetaking, NAEP Mathematics Achievement, and Social Networks. AIR-NAEP Working Paper 2021-02 /

Choosing a College STEM Major : The Roles of Motivation, High School STEM Coursetaking, NAEP Mathematics Achievement, and Social Networks. AIR-NAEP Working Paper 2021-02 / Jizhi Zhang, George Bohrnstedt and Xiaying Zheng.

Filling the STEM pipeline from secondary schools to postsecondary institutions is essential for the nations' competitiveness in the 21st century. It is therefore crucial to motivate more high school students to consider entering one of the STEM fields and to prepare themselves by taking advance...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Jizhi, Bohrnstedt, George (Author), Zheng, Xiaying (Author), Bai, Yifan (Author), Yee, Darrick (Author), Broer, Markus (Author)
Corporate Authors: American Institutes for Research (AIR), Education Statistics Services Institute Network (ESSIN), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (ED/IES)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2021.
Subjects:
College Students.
Majors (Students)
Course Selection (Students)
STEM Education.
Decision Making.
Student Motivation.
Prior Learning.
Secondary School Mathematics.
Mathematics Achievement.
Social Networks.
National Competency Tests.
Grade Point Average.
Self Concept.
Self Efficacy.
Scores.

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