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Student Characteristics, Pre-College, College, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Majoring in and Earning a STEM Degree: An Analysis of Students Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution

American educational research journal, 2009-12, Vol.46 (4), p.924-942 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2009 American Educational Research Association ;Copyright American Educational Research Association Dec 2009 ;ISSN: 0002-8312 ;EISSN: 1935-1011 ;DOI: 10.3102/0002831209349460 ;CODEN: AECJAX

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Title:
Student Characteristics, Pre-College, College, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Majoring in and Earning a STEM Degree: An Analysis of Students Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution
Author: Crisp, Gloria ; Nora, Amaury ; Taggart, Amanda
Subjects: Academic degrees ; Accountability ; Affirmative action ; Baby boomers ; Careers ; College campuses ; College Mathematics ; College Science ; College students ; College Transfer Students ; Colleges ; Colleges & universities ; Comparative Analysis ; Education ; Engineering ; Engineering Education ; Engineering research ; Ethnicity ; First Generation College Students ; Full Time Students ; Gender Differences ; Grade Point Average ; High school students ; Higher education ; Hispanic American Students ; Hispanic Americans ; Hispanic people ; Hispanic serving institutions ; Hispanic students ; Hispanics ; Influences ; Introductory Courses ; Life sciences ; Majors (Students) ; Mathematics ; Mathematics Achievement ; Mathematics Education ; Minority group students ; Minority students ; Modeling ; No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US ; Occupations ; Part Time Students ; Predictor Variables ; Recruitment ; Scholastic Aptitude Test ; Science Education ; Secondary school mathematics ; Social and Institutional Analysis ; STEM education ; STEM professions ; Student Characteristics ; Student Financial Aid ; Technology Education ; Undergraduate Students ; United States (South) ; White Students
Is Part Of: American educational research journal, 2009-12, Vol.46 (4), p.924-942
Description: This study examined the demographic, pre-college, environmental, and college factors that impact students' interests in and decisions to earn a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree among students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Results indicated that Hispanic students were well represented among STEM majors, and students' decisions to declare a STEM major and earn a STEM degree were uniquely influenced by students' gender, ethnicity, SAT math score, and high school percentile. Earning a STEM degree was related to students' first-semester GPA and enrollment in mathematics and science "gatekeeper" courses. Findings indicate that HSIs may be an important point of access for students in STEM fields and may also provide opportunity for more equitable outcomes for Hispanic students.
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0002-8312
EISSN: 1935-1011
DOI: 10.3102/0002831209349460
CODEN: AECJAX
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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Student Characteristics, Pre-College, College, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Majoring in and Earning a STEM Degree: An Analysis of Students Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution

Copyright 2009 American Educational Research Association ;Copyright American Educational Research Association Dec 2009 ;ISSN: 0002-8312 ;EISSN: 1935-1011 ;DOI: 10.3102/0002831209349460 ;CODEN: AECJAX

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