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Amy L. Brzuz; Julia M. Hawkins-Pokabla; David Prier – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2024
To enter practice as an occupational therapist, one must complete an occupational therapy program at an accredited institution and then pass a national certification exam. This exam is called the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Exam. Individuals can take the exam more than once to achieve a passing score but must…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification, Graduate Students
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Hall, Marissa; Rathburn, Amy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2020
Demand for jobs in many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and in the health care field is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations in the United States (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019). However, the current STEM and health care workforces are characterized by demographic disparities and a lack of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics
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Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Wang, Ming-Te – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined the personal aptitudes and motivational beliefs at 12th grade that move individuals toward or away from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations at age 29. In the first set of analyses, occupational and lifestyle values, math ability…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 12, Gender Differences, High School Students
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Israel, Glenn D.; Myers, Brian E.; Lamm, Alexa J.; Galindo-Gonzalez, Sebastian – Career and Technical Education Research, 2012
Career and Technical Education programs include over 9.2 of the nation's 14.9 million secondary students. Although STEM and health CTE programs are thought to contribute to students' achievement in science, previous studies also suggest that agricultural and natural resources programs can aid students in making connections between agricultural…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Science Achievement, Secondary School Students, Grade 11