UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS` SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF BOTH THEIR COMPETENCE IN PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING AND REASONING WITHIN SCIENCE SUBJECTS AND THEIR FUTURE CAREERS

Regina Soobard; Miia Rannikmäe

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UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS` SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF BOTH THEIR COMPETENCE IN PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING AND REASONING WITHIN SCIENCE SUBJECTS AND THEIR FUTURE CAREERS

Title	UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS` SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF BOTH THEIR COMPETENCE IN PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING AND REASONING WITHIN SCIENCE SUBJECTS AND THEIR FUTURE CAREERS
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2013
Authors	Soobard, R, Rannikmäe, M
Journal	Journal of Baltic Science Education
Volume	13
Issue	4
Start Page	544–558
Pagination	Continuous
Date Published	August/2013
Type of Article	Original article
ISSN	1648-3898
Other Numbers	ICID: 1119984
Keywords	career preferences, perceived competence, science subjects
Abstract	Science education is expected to play a major role in developing abilities of students and in conjunction with meaningful learning in science lessons, its impacting on students’ future careers. A three part instrument was composed, based on a review of relevant international literature plus competences emphasised in the Estonian curriculum, related to process operational thinking, gathering students’ perceptions of the science provision offered and students’ future career preferences. The study was carried out in November 2011 on grade 10 students (N=2217) and in April 2012 on grade 11 students (N=1821) from the same set of schools. Findings indicated that students’ perceived competence, despite grade, gender or school average examination results, was similar. Even more, students felt that Biology and Geography subjects focused more on skills development than Physics and Chemistry. As in previous studies, conducted at the lower secondary (grade 9) level, students indicated they were not interested in science related careers and preferred to seek employment in the field of social science.
URL	http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1447523864.pdf
DOI	10.33225/jbse/14.13.544
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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