@article {885, title = {INFLUENCING FACTORS OF 10th GRADE STUDENTS{\textquoteright} SCIENCE CAREER EXPECTATIONS: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {19}, year = {2020}, month = {August/2020}, pages = {Continuous}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {675-686}, abstract = {Science career expectations can be affected by personal science beliefs and social supports. Framed in Expectancy-Value Models, this research studied the influence of science beliefs (science interest belief, self-efficacy belief and value belief) and social supports (parents and teachers) on students{\textquoteright} science career expectations by the survey of 798 10th grade students. Based on Structural Equation Model, it was found that: 1) science interest belief, self-efficacy belief, value belief and parents{\textquoteright} support can directly predict students{\textquoteright} expectations of science careers; 2) the effect of student{\textquoteright}s perception from parents and teachers support on science choice preferences and career engagement are mediated through the effects on students{\textquoteright} interest, self-efficacy and value in science. Therefore, teachers and parents should enhance students{\textquoteright} science beliefs and identity for the improvement of their science career expectations.}, keywords = {10th grade students, influencing factors, science career expectations, structural equation model}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.675 }, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2020/987-1597214794.pdf}, author = {Jingying Wang and Mingyue Yang and Beibei Lv and Feixiong Zhang and Yonghe Zheng and Yihong Sun} }