Making Mathematics Relevant: an Examination of Student Interest in Mathematics, Interest in STEM Careers, and Perceived Relevance
Making Mathematics Relevant: an Examination of Student Interest in Mathematics, Interest in STEM Careers, and Perceived Relevance
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使数学相关：学生对数学的兴趣，对STEM职业的兴趣和感知相关性的检查
DOI：
10.1007/s40753-021-00159-4
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发表时间：
2022-02-02
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Bernacki M
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文献类型：
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作者：
Leyva E;Walkington C;Perera H;Bernacki M
社区学院的学生在数学课程中面临困难，可能不理解他们正在学习的主题与他们预期的职业的相关性。当这种联系没有建立时，数学课程可能成为追求科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）职业的障碍。在本研究中，我们评估了学生对数学和各种STEM职业领域的兴趣，以及学生对数学参与STEM职业的方式的了解，以便更好地了解这些变量之间的关系。我们发现，对数学的兴趣可以预测对许多（但不是所有）STEM和STEM相关职业的兴趣。我们还评估了学生对当前职业道路的参与程度，以及这与其他变量的关系。我们发现，学生对他们选择的职业道路的兴趣深度只与一些STEM职业的数学兴趣有关。最后，学生对数学在他们所选择的职业领域中的使用方式的看法预测了他们对数学的兴趣，以及他们对一些STEM职业领域的兴趣。
Community college students face difficulties in mathematics courses and may not understand the relevance of the topics they are learning to their intended career. When such connections are not made, mathematics courses can become barriers to pursuit of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In the present study, we assessed student interest in mathematics and various STEM career areas and students’ knowledge of ways mathematics was involved in STEM careers in order to better understand how these variables are related. We discovered that interest in mathematics predicted interest in many, but not all, categories of STEM and STEM-related careers. We also assessed how deeply the student was engaged with their current career pathway, and how this related to other variables. We found that students’ depth of interest in their chosen career path was only associated with mathematics interest for some STEM careers. Finally, students’ perceptions of how mathematics was used in their chosen career area predicted their interest in mathematics, and their interest in some STEM career areas.
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