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Gess, Ashley H.; Li, Songze; Zhou, Shihao; Doak, Samuel – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2017
Student interest is associated with persistence in STEM courses of study (Maltese, Melki, & Wiebke, 2014). If peers decide, of their own accord, to discuss knowledge among each other outside of the classroom context, the behavior is indicative of deepening interest in the information being shared (Renninger & Hidi, 2002). Understanding…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Sharing Behavior, STEM Education, Community Colleges