TY - GEN
T1 - High School Students' Perceptions about Biology, Related Influence of Factors and Players
AU - Dominguez, Angeles
AU - Hernandez, Itzel
AU - Beltran-Sanchez, Jesus
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Research about students' viewpoints regarding STEM fields mostly address two target groups: physics/mathematics/engineering areas and undergraduate students. The purpose of this paper is to explore 9th-grade students' perceptions about biology and some of the factors and players that influence them in pursuing an academic or professional career in these fields of knowledge. A 13-item survey graded on a 5-point Likert scale was administered to 350 Mexican students from two states, Chiapas and Nuevo Leon, as part of a broad research project that aims to determine which factors and players influence the perceptions of teenagers, from a gender perspective, about STEM fields. Results show statistically significant differences among group participants in the perceptions of the value of biology to their academic futures (T-Test, p=0.035) between genders in the state of Nuevo Leon (T-Test, p=0.037, 0.083). Results also show significant correlation between parents' levels of education and students' self-efficacy (Pearson correlations). Conclusions drawn from this paper discuss the relatedness of teenagers' STEM perceptions and their academic and professional futures with respect to gender, geographic residency, family and self-efficacy. The research also highlights the need for a profound comprehension of students' appreciation for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
AB - Research about students' viewpoints regarding STEM fields mostly address two target groups: physics/mathematics/engineering areas and undergraduate students. The purpose of this paper is to explore 9th-grade students' perceptions about biology and some of the factors and players that influence them in pursuing an academic or professional career in these fields of knowledge. A 13-item survey graded on a 5-point Likert scale was administered to 350 Mexican students from two states, Chiapas and Nuevo Leon, as part of a broad research project that aims to determine which factors and players influence the perceptions of teenagers, from a gender perspective, about STEM fields. Results show statistically significant differences among group participants in the perceptions of the value of biology to their academic futures (T-Test, p=0.035) between genders in the state of Nuevo Leon (T-Test, p=0.037, 0.083). Results also show significant correlation between parents' levels of education and students' self-efficacy (Pearson correlations). Conclusions drawn from this paper discuss the relatedness of teenagers' STEM perceptions and their academic and professional futures with respect to gender, geographic residency, family and self-efficacy. The research also highlights the need for a profound comprehension of students' appreciation for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
KW - Biology
KW - Educational Innovation
KW - Gender perspective
KW - High school students
KW - Self-efficacy
KW - STEM perceptions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075004442&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISECon.2019.8882025
DO - 10.1109/ISECon.2019.8882025
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - 2019 9th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2019
SP - 392
EP - 397
BT - 2019 9th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2019
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 9th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2019
Y2 - 16 March 2019
ER -