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Christensen, Steven S.; Davies, Randall S.; Harris, Scott P.; Hanks, Joseph; Bowles, Bryan – Education Sciences, 2019
This study examines factors that influence high school students' willingness to consider teaching as a career. Using predictive modeling, we identified five factors that are highly predictive of a students' willingness to consider teaching and their belief that teaching is their best career option. Results indicated that high school students were…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Career Choice
Lawanto, Oenardi; Stewardson, Gary – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
The objective of this study was to evaluate grade 9-12 students' motivation while engaged in two different engineering design projects: marble-sorter and bridge designs. The motivation components measured in this study were focused on students' intrinsic (IGO) and extrinsic (EGO) goal orientations, task value (TV), self-efficacy for learning and…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Correlation, Student Motivation
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Wolf, Joan S.; McCormick, Megan E. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1995
A survey of 124 academically gifted secondary students who participated in the 1992-93 Utah Talent Search program focused on student experiences, attitudes toward teachers, self-perceptions, and career plans. Students reported a wide range of program options in elementary school but only honors and/or advanced placement classes at the secondary…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Career Choice, High School Students
Alpine School District, American Fork, UT. – 1974
The curriculum guide is a product of the Alpine School District (American Fork, Utah) program to integrate career education concepts into the curriculum of all junior high schools in the district. The guide offers teacher-developed materials designed to help seventh grade students become aware of the dignity of work and to explore the world of…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Applied Technology Education Services. – 1993
This guide includes materials for a 1-year course in technology, life, and careers (TLC) that has been established as the core requirement in applied technology education for Utah junior high/middle school students. Presented first are 18 orientation activities that are designed to give students knowledge of themselves and the ability to apply…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Guidance