Career-Based Scenarios as a Mechanism for Fostering Students' Interest in Science and Understandings of STEM Careers

Autor/inn/en	Drymiotou, Irene; Constantinou, Costas P.; Avraamidou, Lucy
Titel	Career-Based Scenarios as a Mechanism for Fostering Students' Interest in Science and Understandings of STEM Careers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Designs for Learning, 12 (2021) 3, S.118-128 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Drymiotou, Irene) ORCID (Constantinou, Costas P.) ORCID (Avraamidou, Lucy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2159-449X
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Science Interests; Vocational Interests; Career Choice; Curriculum Development; Career Awareness; Curriculum Design; Vignettes; Problem Based Learning; Instructional Materials; Material Development; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Berufsinteresse; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Karrierebewusstsein; Lehrplangestaltung; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Zypern
Abstract	Our purpose in this paper is to shed light on the intricacies of designing and enacting curricular innovations aiming to enhance students' interest in science and their understandings of STEM careers. We present the design and describe the implementation of a set of STEM career-oriented curriculum materials referred to as career-based scenarios. A review of the literature demonstrates that such curricular innovations create potentially useful mechanisms for broadening students' awareness of STEM careers and facilitating more informed decisions. We present the design process we followed to create career-based scenarios and we provide a rationale for each design decision. We also provide a description of the implementation of one representative scenario in three school classrooms. We conclude with a reflective section in which we identify reflections from our experiences and broader implications for curricular innovations targeting students' interests. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01