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| Autor/inn/en | Masnick, Amy M.; Valenti, S. Stavros; Cox, Brian D.; Osman, Christopher J. |
|---|---|
| Titel | A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis of Students' Attitudes about Science Careers |
| Quelle | In: International Journal of Science Education, 32 (2010) 5, S.653-667 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0950-0693 |
| Schlagwörter | Science Careers; Student Attitudes; Multidimensional Scaling; High School Students; College Students; Gender Differences; Negative Attitudes; New York |
| Abstract | To encourage students to seek careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, it is important to gauge students' implicit and explicit attitudes towards scientific professions. We asked high school and college students to rate the similarity of pairs of occupations, and then used multidimensional scaling (MDS) to create a spatial representation of occupational similarity. Other students confirmed the emergent MDS map by rating each of the occupations along several dimensions. We found that participants across age and sex considered scientific professions to be less creative and less people-oriented than other popular career choices. We conclude that students may be led away from STEM careers by common misperceptions that science is a difficult, uncreative, and socially isolating pursuit. (Contains 3 tables, 3 figures and 1 note.) (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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