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Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers
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Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Volume 18, Number 2, ISSN 1059-7069 Publisher: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Waynesville, NC USA

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Two new instruments created to assess perceptions of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines and careers are analyzed and found to have respectable to excellent internal consistency reliability, as well as good content, construct, and criterion-related validity for the areas assessed. Cronbach's Alpha for the individual scales on the STEM Semantics Survey and the STEM Career Interest Questionnaire ranged from .78 to .94 across the eight constructs represented. These were judged to be acceptable to assess anticipated changes resulting from MSOSW ITEST project activities, and are believed to be worthy of use by other ITEST projects.

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Tyler-Wood, T., Knezek, G. & Christensen, R. (2010). Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 18(2), 345-368. Waynesville, NC USA: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Retrieved May 25, 2019 from .

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