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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 57
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STEM in Postsecondary Education: Entrance, Attrition, and Coursetaking among 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students. Web Tables. NCES 2013-152
Chen, Xianglei; Ho, Phoebe
National Center for Education Statistics
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to the national economy. To provide a nationally representative portrait of undergraduate students' experiences in STEM education, these Web Tables summarize longitudinal data from a cohort of first-time, beginning students who started postsecondary education in a bachelor's or associate's degree program in 2003-04, examining their entrance into and attrition from STEM fields and the extent to which they participated in STEM coursework over a period of 6 academic years, from 2003-04 to 2008-09. The following are appended: (1) Classification of postsecondary STEM courses in BPS:04/09; and (2) Classification of major field of study in BPS:04/09.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Postsecondary Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attrition, Course Selection (Students), Bachelors Degrees, Associate Degrees, Majors (Students), Student Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Tables (Data), Withdrawal (Education), Academic Failure, College Mathematics, Grade Point Average, College Science, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED); MPR Associates, Inc.
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: ED07CO0104
IES Cited: ED544470
