Motivational Factors Underlying Rural, Underrepresented Students' Achievement and STEM Perceptions in After-School STEM Clubs

Autor/inn/en	Blanchard, Margaret R.; Gutierrez, Kristie; Hoyle, Kylie Jayne; Harper, Lauren A.; Painter, Jason L.; Ragan, Scott
Titel	Motivational Factors Underlying Rural, Underrepresented Students' Achievement and STEM Perceptions in After-School STEM Clubs
Quelle	(2017), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Academic Achievement; Rural Schools; Disproportionate Representation; STEM Education; Positive Attitudes; After School Programs; Clubs; Science Activities; Science Careers; Science Interests; Knowledge Level; Middle School Students; Low Income Students; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Schulleistung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; STEM; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Club; Klub; Wissensbasis; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	This explanatory mixed methods study investigates the experiences of approximately 280 rural, underrepresented middle school student members of STEM Career Clubs over 3 semesters (19 meetings). Data sources included surveys about STEM interests and career intentions (STEM-CIS), STEM club perceptions, and content questions. A subset of 101 students were interviewed. Students found the club an important, positive experience and the staff caring and knowledgeable, although there was no growth in their STEM-CIS scores. Students who attended meetings regularly (>10 meetings) demonstrated higher initial STEM-CIS scores and better content knowledge than students who attended sporadically. Students' subjective task value (e.g., enjoyment, utility, cost, interest), identity, and key socializers were motivational factors most expressed as influencing students' learning and STEM intentions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01