Download full textERIC Number: ED583582
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 3
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Validity Evidence for STEM Interest Identification. Technical Brief
Crouse, Jill; Harmston, Matt; Radunzel, Justine
ACT, Inc.
In 2014, ACT developed a method to identify high school students who had an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related fields. By using ACT data elements, this method provided two different types of STEM interest: Expressed and measured. Based on these STEM interest types, students can be assigned to one of four STEM interest groups: Expressed and measured, expressed-only, measured-only, or an interest in non-STEM majors. This brief summarizes the results of a study that assessed the validity of this approach.
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Student Characteristics, Validity, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Student Records, Classification, Student Interests, Majors (Students)
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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