Attention to Retention: Exploring and Addressing the Needs of College Students in STEM Majors

Autor/in	Xu, Yonghong Jade
Titel	Attention to Retention: Exploring and Addressing the Needs of College Students in STEM Majors
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Training Studies, 4 (2016) 2, S.67-76 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2324-805X
Schlagwörter	Academic Persistence; STEM Education; Student Surveys; Student Experience; Educational Quality; Student Motivation; Active Learning; Influences; Majors (Students); Paying for College; Teacher Student Relationship; Intention; Social Influences; Learner Engagement; Educational Environment; Questionnaires; Undergraduate Students; Statistical Analysis; Multiple Regression Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Schülerbefragung; Studienerfahrung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Schulische Motivation; Aktives Lernen; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Studienfinanzierung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Sozialer Einfluss; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Guided by well-established theories on student retention, a survey was developed and implemented to collect data about the college experience of STEM students at a four-year research university. Analysis of the survey data confirms ten constructs that captured different aspects of students' academic and social experiences. Among them, academic quality provided by the institution, students' formal academic integration, and motivation for active learning are identified to be the most influential factors to their retention. Different from students in non-STEM majors, financial pressure to fund college education and accessibility to faculty members outside the classroom are not significantly associated with STEM students' intention to depart. The findings also challenge the sociological emphasis on social engagement as the pivotal point for student retention in STEM majors. To improve student persistence in STEM majors, it is suggested the institutional administrators invest in improving faculty members' teaching skills, reducing class sizes, and engaging students in active learning and research projects. (As Provided).
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