Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers

Autor/inn/en	Tyler-Wood, Tandra; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda
Titel	Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 18 (2010) 2, S.341-363 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-7069
Schlagwörter	Careers; Semantics; Validity; Student Attitudes; STEM Education; Surveys; Student Interests; Evaluation Methods; Elementary Secondary Education; Measurement; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Career; Karriere; Semantik; Gültigkeit; Schülerverhalten; STEM; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Studieninteresse; Messverfahren; USA
Abstract	Two new instruments created to assess perceptions of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines and careers are analyzed and found to have respectable to excellent internal consistency reliability, as well as good content, construct, and criterion-related validity for the areas assessed. Cronbach's Alpha for the individual scales on the STEM Semantics Survey and the STEM Career Interest Questionnaire ranged from 0.78 to 0.94 across the eight constructs represented. These were judged to be acceptable to assess anticipated changes resulting from MSOSW ITEST project activities, and are believed to be worthy of use by other ITEST projects. (Contains 1 note, 7 tables, and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10