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Interest in STEM is contagious for students in biology, chemistry, and physics classes

机译:对STEM的兴趣会吸引生物学,化学和物理课程的学生

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We report on a study of the effect of peers’ interest in high school biology, chemistry, and physics classes on students’ STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)–related career intentions and course achievement. We define an interest quorum as a science class where students perceive a high level of interest for the subject matter from their classmates. We hypothesized that students who experience such an interest quorum are more likely to choose STEM careers. Using data from a national survey study of students‘ experiences in high school science, we compared the effect of five levels of peer interest reported in biology, chemistry, and physics courses on students‘ STEM career intentions. The results support our hypothesis, showing a strong, positive effect of an interest quorum even after controlling for differences between students that pose competing hypotheses such as previous STEM career interest, academic achievement, family support for mathematics and science, and gender. Smaller positive effects of interest quorums were observed for course performance in some cases, with no detrimental effects observed across the study. Last, significant effects persisted even after controlling for differences in teaching quality. This work emphasizes the likely importance of interest quorums for creating classroom environments that increase students’ intentions toward STEM careers while enhancing or maintaining course performance.
机译:我们进行了一项研究,研究了同伴对高中生物学,化学和物理课的兴趣对与学生的STEM(科学,技术,工程和数学)相关的职业意图和课程成就的影响。我们将兴趣定额定义为一门科学课,在该课中,学生对同学们对主题的兴趣很高。我们假设经历过如此法定人数的学生更有可能选择STEM职业。利用一项针对学生在高中科学领域经历的全国性调查研究得出的数据,我们比较了生物学,化学和物理课程中报告的五个同伴兴趣水平对学生的STEM职业意图的影响。结果支持了我们的假设,即使在控制了构成假设相互竞争的学生之间的差异(例如以前的STEM职业兴趣,学术成就,家庭对数学和科学的支持以及性别)之后,也显示出了法定人数的强大积极影响。在某些情况下,对课程表现观察到感兴趣的仲裁人数有较小的积极影响,而在整个研究中均未观察到有害影响。最后,即使控制了教学质量的差异,仍然可以保持明显的效果。这项工作强调了兴趣定额在创建教室环境中的重要性,教室环境可以在增强或保持课程表现的同时,提高学生对STEM职业的意愿。

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