A Mixed Methods Exploration of Secondary Students' Attitudes and Intentions in Relation to Elective Science Course Enrollment

Autor/in	Summers, Ryan
Titel	A Mixed Methods Exploration of Secondary Students' Attitudes and Intentions in Relation to Elective Science Course Enrollment
Quelle	In: School Science and Mathematics, 121 (2021) 7, S.395-407 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Summers, Ryan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6803
DOI	10.1111/ssm.12495
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Intention; Elective Courses; Science Education; Enrollment; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Elective course; Wahlkurs; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Einschulung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Many students have the opportunity to enroll in elective courses during secondary school and the choices they make about pursuing specific electives may foreshadow future outcomes. The present study utilized a sequential, mixed methods design to investigate the association between students' attitudes toward science, their declared intentions to engage with science in the future, and their eventual decision to enroll in an elective science course. Students in grades 9 through 11 completed a 30-item survey rooted in the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior, which provided self-report data about their attitudes, intentions, and related variables (N = 698). Course enrollment data were obtained during the following academic year for a sub-sample of Grade 12 students who previously completed the survey. Pathway analysis supported the theoretical model and explained a majority of the variance between students' reported intentions and their actual course enrollment. Other factors that students considered when making their decisions were investigated through group interviews. Based on interviews conducted, students that enrolled in an elective science course generally saw science as a part of their post-secondary plans. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01