College Major Choice in STEM: Revisiting Confidence and Demographic Factors

By M. W. Moakler, M. Kim. 2014

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SCCT and Underrepresented Populations in STEM Fields (2017, background): “Studying a large national database that has collected data on freshmen in 2003, Moakler and Kim (2014) found that math self-confidence and ability and having parents in an STEM career were strong predictors of major choice in STEM disciplines, but women were less likely than men to choose an STEM…”
#Trending topics in careers: a review and future research agenda (2017, background): “Specifically, the choice, motivation, and success to pursue a career in STEM were discussed in a 4.3 percent of all articles (e.g. Major et al., 2012; Moakler and Kim, 2014).”
Motivation in transition: Development and roles of expectancy, task values, and costs in early college engineering. (2019, background): “…attainment value) are best administered before college, as many beliefs about STEM fields are shaped and even stabilized before college, leading to attrition from STEM fields before arrival at college (Moakler & Kim, 2014; Morgan, Farkas, Hillemeier, & Maczuga, 2016; Wang, 2013; Wigfield, 1994).”