Examining STEM Bachelor's Degree Completion for Students with Differing Propensities at College Entry

Autor/in	Wolniak, Gregory C.
Titel	Examining STEM Bachelor's Degree Completion for Students with Differing Propensities at College Entry
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 18 (2016) 3, S.287-309 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
DOI	10.1177/1521025115622782
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Bachelors Degrees; Undergraduate Students; Student Characteristics; Majors (Students); Probability; Time to Degree; High School Students; Academic Achievement; Social Integration; Student School Relationship; Longitudinal Studies; Postsecondary Education; Influences; Student Interests; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schulleistung; Soziale Integration; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Studieninteresse; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	The study utilized data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) to examine factors that affect 4-year college students' likelihoods of completing a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) bachelor's degree within 6 years of entering college. Results highlight the lasting influence of high school academic achievement, the importance of declaring a STEM major early in a student's college career, and disparate effects of academic performance and levels of social and academic integration. The findings suggest that students who initially may not be oriented toward STEM fields upon entering college may particularly benefit from receiving information on and encouragement toward STEM programs of study during their first year of college. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01