Development of STEM Vocational Interests during Elementary and Middle School: A Cohort-Sequential Longitudinal Study

Autor/in	Babarovic, Toni
Titel	Development of STEM Vocational Interests during Elementary and Middle School: A Cohort-Sequential Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 49 (2022) 6, S.1230-1250 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Babarovic, Toni)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/08948453211036986
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Middle School Students; STEM Education; Vocational Interests; Gender Differences; Student Interests; Age Differences; Time Perspective; Science Careers; Mathematics; Engineering; Technology; Croatia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; STEM; Berufsinteresse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Studieninteresse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Zeitbezug; Mathematik; Maschinenbau; Technologie; Kroatien
Abstract	This study explains the development of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) interest among elementary and middle schoolchildren. The cohort longitudinal design was applied, starting with three cohorts of students--fourth (10 years), fifth (11 years), and sixth (12 years) grade--followed for three consecutive years. A total of 947 pupils responded to general and specific STEM interest measures. The results show that the level of STEM interest of children is generally low. Gender differences in STEM interest in favor of boys are apparent in all STEM areas, except science. The observed gender gaps in interest over time are constant, except for a small increase in gender difference of engineering interest. The average rate of change of STEM interest over time is mostly insignificant. Large interindividual variability of interests' scores and slopes indicates that the level of STEM interest and its change over time are highly individualized phenomena. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01