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ERIC Number: EJ1037580
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1571-0068
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A Norwegian Out-of-School Mathematics Project's Influence on Secondary Students' STEM Motivation
Jensen, Fredrik; Sjaastad, Jørgen
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v11 n6 p1437-1461 Dec 2013
Considerable resources are spent on initiatives aiming to increase achievement and participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Drawing on focus group interviews and a questionnaire study with participants in ENT3R, a Norwegian out-of-school mathematics program, we investigated why participants attended and stayed in this program and assessed how it influenced participants' STEM motivation. The authors identified 3 aspects of ENT3R highlighted by the participants: The instructors provided good teaching, the instructors created a positive atmosphere, and the instructors engaged in interpersonal relationships. Moreover, drawing on the expectancy-value model, the authors found that ENT3R appeared to influence 5 factors in the model that are important for STEM motivation: expectation of success, interest-enjoyment value, attainment value, utility value, and cost. This study points to the importance of carefully recruited and trained instructors and of flexible, responsively designed extracurricular programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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