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Direct linkPriniski, Stacy J.; Rosenzweig, Emily Q.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Hecht, Cameron A.; Tibbetts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S.; Harackiewicz, Judith M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Utility-value (UV) interventions, in which students complete writing assignments about the personal usefulness of course material, show great promise for promoting interest and performance in introductory college science courses, as well as persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. As researchers move toward scaling…
Descriptors: Intervention, Writing Assignments, Introductory Courses, Essays
Download full textPriniski, Stacy J.; Rosenzweig, Emily Q.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Hecht, Cameron A.; Tibbetts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S.; Harackiewicz, Judith M. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Utility-value (UV) interventions, in which students complete writing assignments about the personal usefulness of course material, show great promise for promoting interest and performance in introductory college science courses, as well as persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. As researchers move toward scaling…
Descriptors: Intervention, Writing Assignments, Introductory Courses, Essays
Rosenzweig, Emily Q.; Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Priniski, Stacy J.; Hecht, Cameron A.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Tibbetts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Utility-value interventions, in which students are asked to make connections between course material and their lives, are useful for improving students' academic outcomes in science courses. These interventions are thought to be successful in part because the intervention activities afford students autonomy while they complete them, but no…
Descriptors: Intervention, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Decision Making
