Measuring university students’ interest in biology: evaluation of an instrument targeting Hidi and Renninger’s individual interest

Measuring university students’ interest in biology: evaluation of an instrument targeting Hidi and Renninger’s individual interest

Abstract Background Boosting students’ disciplinary interest has long been considered an important mechanism to increase student success and retention in STEM education. Yet, interest is a complex construct and can mean different things to different people, and many of the existing interest question...

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Main Authors: Eva Knekta, Ashley A. Rowland, Lisa A. Corwin, Sarah Eddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of STEM Education
Subjects:
Interest
Factor analysis
Validation
Higher education
Measurement invariance
Biology education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40594-020-00217-4

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