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Measuring the effects of motivation messages on STEM undergraduates’ interest in teaching

Abstract:: The need for STEM teachers in the UK is acute. This intervention study investigated the effect of motivation messages on teaching interest, self-efficacy, person-vocation (PV) fit, and enjoyment of 423 UK-based STEM undergraduates. Vignettes depicted authentic teaching scenarios evoking social utility (SU), personal utility (PU) values, and PV fit. Interest in teaching increased after exposure to the intervention (p < 0.001). SU vignettes increased interest in teaching the most (p < 0.001, mean interest change: SU = 0.61, PU = 0.45, PV fit = −0.01). This study shows that interest in teaching can be increased by a motivation message intervention.

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Thompson-Lee, S., Klassen, R. M., Wang, H., & Snell, R. J. S. (2024). Measuring the effects of motivation messages on STEM undergraduates’ interest in teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 146.

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Thompson-Lee, S., et al. “Measuring the Effects of Motivation Messages on STEM Undergraduates’ Interest in Teaching.” Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 146, Elsevier, 2024.

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Thompson-Lee, S, RM Klassen, H Wang, and RJS Snell. 2024. “Measuring the Effects of Motivation Messages on STEM Undergraduates’ Interest in Teaching.” Teaching and Teacher Education 146.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/j.tate.2024.104639

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+ Thompson-Lee, S More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Education
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-6537-9555

+ Klassen, RM More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Education
Oxford college:: Harris Manchester College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-1127-5777

+ Wang, H More by this author

Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0003-4722-4776

+ Snell, RJS More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Education
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Teaching and Teacher Education More from this journal
Volume:: 146
Article number:: 104639
Publication date:: 2024-05-22
Acceptance date:: 2024-05-11
DOI:: 10.1016/j.tate.2024.104639
ISSN:: 0742-051X

Language:: English
Keywords:: motivation

STEM

gender

teacher recruitment

person-organization fit

utility values
Pubs id:: 1998151
Local pid:: pubs:1998151
Deposit date:: 2024-05-23

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Copyright date:: 2024
Rights statement:: © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).

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