Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Bridge Program and National Mentoring Community Conference
Volume 63, Number 14
Friday–Sunday, November 16–18, 2018; Google HQ and Stanford University, CA
Session P2: Why do students leave STEM? (Retention Plenary) |
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Room: Tressider Oak Lounge |
Saturday, November 17, 2018 8:00AM - 8:50AM |
P2.00001: Why Do Students Leave STEM? Invited Speaker: Heather Thiry For several decades, persistently high undergraduate attrition rates in STEM majors have sparked concern about the nation's workforce needs and equity for populations that have been historically excluded from these fields. This session will present findings from the \textit{Talking about Leaving Revisited} study of undergraduate persistence in STEM majors. This study replicated the seminal \textit{Talking about Leaving} study by revisiting the original six institutions which collectively represent the range of institutional types in the U.S. higher education system. Drawing on academic records data and in-depth interviews with students, this plenary session will explore what has and has not changed in students' STEM learning experiences in the past 25 years. The session will focus on who is most likely to leave STEM majors for non-STEM fields and when they are most likely to switch majors Additionally, the complex array of factors underlying students' switching decisions will be discussed, including the influence of students' early encounters with STEM foundational courses on their educational trajectories. [Preview Abstract] |
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