Leaning into STEM: Predicting STEM Major Choice Using Measures of Academic Tilt and Measured Interest Tilt. ACT Research & Policy. Technical Brief

Autor/inn/en	Westrick, Paul; Radunzel, Justine; Bassiri, Dina
Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	Leaning into STEM: Predicting STEM Major Choice Using Measures of Academic Tilt and Measured Interest Tilt. ACT Research & Policy. Technical Brief
Quelle	(2018), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Student Interests; Majors (Students); College Freshmen; Academic Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Reading Achievement; English Instruction; Social Studies; High School Students; Grades (Scholastic); Intention; Gender Differences; College Entrance Examinations; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Studieninteresse; Studienanfänger; Schulleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Gemeinschaftskunde; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Notenspiegel; Geschlechterkonflikt; Aufnahmeprüfung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	This study examined the value of using measures of academic "tilt" and vocational interest "tilt" to predict whether students will declare a STEM major during their first term in college. Academic tilt looks at students' relative academic strengths by appropriately comparing their math and science achievement levels to their English, reading, and social studies achievement levels. Vocational interest tilt measures are based on students' People/Things and Data/Ideas work-task dimension scores that underlie the ACT World-of-Work map. Results suggested that having a relative strength in math and science achievement and having a tilt toward things and ideas on the People/Things and Data/Ideas dimensions are positively related to STEM major choice, after statistically controlling for mathematics and science academic achievement levels, high school coursework taken and grades earned, major intentions, certainty of major intentions, and gender. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01