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ERIC Number: EJ1264530
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1648-3898
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Influencing Factors of 10th Grade Students' Science Career Expectations: A Structural Equation Model
Wang, Jingying; Yang, Mingyue; Lv, Beibei; Zhang, Feixiong; Zheng, Yonghe; Sun, Yihong
Journal of Baltic Science Education, v19 n4 p675-686 2020
Science career expectations can be affected by personal science beliefs and social supports. Framed in Expectancy-Value Models, this research studied the influence of science beliefs (science interest belief, self-efficacy belief and value belief) and social supports (parents and teachers) on students' science career expectations by the survey of 798 10th grade students. Based on Structural Equation Model, it was found that: 1) science interest belief, self-efficacy belief, value belief and parents' support can directly predict students' expectations of science careers; 2) the effect of student's perception from parents and teachers support on science choice preferences and career engagement are mediated through the effects on students' interest, self-efficacy and value in science. Therefore, teachers and parents should enhance students' science beliefs and identity for the improvement of their science career expectations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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