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Full-Text Articles in Developmental Psychology
Predictors Of Adolescents’ Interest In Stem Majors And Careers, Ei Myint
Predictors Of Adolescents’ Interest In Stem Majors And Careers, Ei Myint
Calvert Undergraduate Research Awards
Advanced Research Winner 2019:
The United States currently faces a shortage of qualified workers in fields related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The first critical step in preventing the labor shortage in STEM is understanding the factors that guide adolescents toward STEM pursuits. Drawing on Eccles’ expectancy-value theory (EVT), the current study aims to identify factors that are relevant to adolescents’ interest in STEM majors and careers. Data were collected from 629 adolescents (Mage = 16.09). Participants attended a high school in northern California and predominantly identified as Asian American (82% of the sample). Preliminary analyses …
Problem Solving Interventions: Impact On Young Children With Developmental Disabilities, Lindsay Ann Diamond
Problem Solving Interventions: Impact On Young Children With Developmental Disabilities, Lindsay Ann Diamond
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Problem-solving skills are imperative to a child's growth and success across multiple environments, including general and special education. Problem solving is comprised of: (a) attention to the critical aspects of a problem, (b) generation of solution(s) to solve the problem, (c) application of a solution(s) to the identified problem, and (d) evaluation of the consequences of the solution. Children with developmental disabilities may experience difficulty with the problem-solving process.
The purpose of this study was to determine an effective method to teach young children with developmental disabilities to problem solve. Specifically, this study compared two types of problem-solving instruction. The …
Evaluating A Social Skills Training Protocol In A Private Setting: Outcomes And Issues, Judi Davis
Evaluating A Social Skills Training Protocol In A Private Setting: Outcomes And Issues, Judi Davis
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Society is dealing with a trend of aggressive and destructive behavior among children and adolescence. Children with social, emotional, and conduct problems are at high risk for academic failure, peer rejection, conduct disorder, school dropout, delinquency, and drug and alcohol problems (Webster-Stratton, Reid, & Stoollmiller, 2008). A high priority for the United States public health and crime prevention is the prevention of aggressive and delinquent behavior during childhood and adolescence (Taylor, Eddy, & Biglan 1999).
Social skills trainings aim to increase the performance of key social behaviors that are important for children to succeed in social situations. Solutions may be …