ERIC Number: EJ1222929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Assessing High School Students' STEM Career Interests Using a Social Cognitive Framework
Mau, Wei-Cheng; Chen, Shr-Jya; Lin, Chi-Chau
Education Sciences, v9 Article 151 2019
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the STEM Career Interest Survey (STEM-CCIS) with data from 590 high-school students in Taiwan. Measurement models based on Social-Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) and STEM discipline-specific dimensions (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) were examined using confirmatory factor analyses. Findings from confirmatory factor analyses indicated that STEM-CCIS possesses adequate reliability and factorial validity, replicating the sound psychometric properties of the original English version of the STEM-CIS. Implications for the use of the STEM-CCIS are discussed.
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Interests, STEM Education, Career Choice, Social Cognition, Psychometrics, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Social Theories, Foreign Countries, Surveys, Science Careers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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