Gender differences in conceptualizations of STEM career interest : Complimentary perspectives from data mining , multivariate data analysis and multidimensional scaling

Data gathered from 325 middle school students in four U.S. states indicate that both male (p < 0.0005, RSQ = 0.33) and female (p < 0.0005, RSQ = 0.36) career aspirations for "being a scientist" are predictable based on knowledge of dispositions toward mathematics, science and enginee...

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Main Authors: Knezek, G., Christensen, R., Tyler-Wood, T., Gibson, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:https://www.learntechlib.org/p/171343/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75889