ERIC Number: EJ1188280
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1087-3430
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Cyber Value and Interest Development: Assessment of a STEM Career Intervention for High School Students
Turner, Galen E.; Deemer, Eric D.; Tims, Heath E.; Corbett, Krystal; Mhire, Jeremy
Electronic Journal of Science Education, v18 n1 2014
The authors empirically examine the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to facilitate interest in cyber science among high school students (N = 60). Pretest-posttest and mediation designs were used to model self-report data that were collected at pre-camp, during a cyber-related task at mid-camp, and at post-camp. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed a significant two-way interaction whereby perceived value of cyber science increased from pretest to posttest for girls but decreased for boys. Situational interest was also found to mediate the relationship between Investigative vocational interest type and cyber science self efficacy. Implications for future cyber science intervention programs as well as areas of additional research are discussed.
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Vocational Interests, Intervention, Information Science, Pretests Posttests, Gender Differences, Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Student Interests, Program Descriptions, Interest Inventories, Student Attitudes, Technology, Ethics, Public Policy, Personality Traits, Robotics, Competition
Southwestern University and Texas Christian University. TCU Box 297900, Fort Worth, TX 76129. Tel: 817-257-6115; e-mail: ejse@southwestern.edu; Web site: http://ejse.southwestern.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Holland Vocational Preference Inventory; Self Directed Search
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