ERIC Number: EJ1280967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
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Alignment of Educational Aspirations and Career Plans in High School with Mobile App Technology
Chen, I. Chien; Rocha-Beverly, Christel; Schneider, Barbara
Education and Information Technologies, v26 n1 p1091-1109 Jan 2021
Init2Winit is a gamified mobile application designed to promote college and career knowledge among adolescents. Init2Winit offers students multiple opportunities to explore college and career pathways using game tunnels; this tunnel play informs students' understanding of how mis/aligned choices can have varying consequences for their future. Our study examines player performance in the career tunnel--where students attempt to align their educational expectations with chosen career pathways. Students earn points when their educational expectations are correctly aligned with their desired careers and expected salaries. Init2Winit was tested in Midwest urban and rural high schools using a sample of 186 high students. Results show that students who earned high alignment scores increased their college-going expectations. Subsequent game plays increased students' alignment between college choices, career plans, and realistic salary projections.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Games, Adolescents, Higher Education, Career Exploration, Decision Making, Expectation, Career Choice, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, High School Students, College Attendance, Salaries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1316702; 1661236