PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2020
Boston, Massachusetts
The Connection between Perception of Utility in Careers with Math and STEM Career Interest
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Undergraduate students pursuing STEM careers have varied perceptions of how mathematics is used in their careers. A survey of community college students enrolled in College Algebra measured interest in mathematics and interest in STEM-related careers, as well as a student’s perception of how mathematics was used (or not) in their chosen career. Analysis revealed that students’ beliefs related to the usefulness of mathematics in their chosen career predicted their interest in mathematics in general, and their interest in STEM careers in some cases.