ERIC Number: ED544651
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-
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College Confidence: How Sure High School Students Are of Their Future Majors. Policy Research: IERC 2012-2
George-Jackson, Casey E.; Lichtenberger, Eric J.
Illinois Education Research Council
This study examines high school students' confidence in their planned college major with an emphasis on students planning to study one of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The study draws on responses from the ACT Student Interest Inventory of the Illinois High School Class of 2003, which asks students about their educational and occupational plans. Analysis of 75,698 responses revealed important differences by gender, race/ethnicity, and type of planned major. Appended is a list of college majors. (Contains 7 tables and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: High School Students, Majors (Students), Student Interests, Occupational Aspiration, Student Educational Objectives, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Family Income, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement, High Schools, Context Effect, College Entrance Examinations, STEM Education, Student Surveys, Tables (Data), Higher Education
Illinois Education Research Council. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Campus Box 1064, Edwardsville, IL 62026. Tel: 866-799-4372; Tel: 618-650-2840; Fax: 618-650-2425; e-mail: ierc@siue.edu; Web site: http://www.siue.edu/ierc
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Southern Illinois University, Illinois Education Research Council
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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