Student Characteristics, Pre-College, College, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Majoring in and Earning a STEM Degree: An Analysis of Students Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution

Autor/inn/en	Crisp, Gloria; Nora, Amaury; Taggart, Amanda
Titel	Student Characteristics, Pre-College, College, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Majoring in and Earning a STEM Degree: An Analysis of Students Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 46 (2009) 4, S.924-942 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831209349460
Schlagwörter	Student Characteristics; Influences; Majors (Students); Hispanic American Students; Undergraduate Students; Science Education; Technology Education; Engineering Education; Mathematics Education; Gender Differences; Grade Point Average; White Students; Comparative Analysis; College Transfer Students; Student Financial Aid; Introductory Courses; Mathematics Achievement; Full Time Students; Part Time Students; College Mathematics; College Science; First Generation College Students; Ethnicity; Predictor Variables; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ingenieurausbildung; Mathematische Bildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Einführungskurs; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Vollzeitstudium; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Ethnizität; Prädiktor
Abstract	This study examined the demographic, pre-college, environmental, and college factors that impact students' interests in and decisions to earn a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree among students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Results indicated that Hispanic students were well represented among STEM majors, and students' decisions to declare a STEM major and earn a STEM degree were uniquely influenced by students' gender, ethnicity, SAT math score, and high school percentile. Earning a STEM degree was related to students' first-semester GPA and enrollment in mathematics and science "gatekeeper" courses. Findings indicate that HSIs may be an important point of access for students in STEM fields and may also provide opportunity for more equitable outcomes for Hispanic students. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10