Pedagogies for employability: understanding the needs of STEM students through a new approach to employability development

Bennett, Dawn; Knight, Elizabeth; Dockery, Alfred Michael; Bawa, Sherry

doi:10.1080/23752696.2020.1847162

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“…The findings indicate that prospective IT students, and school leavers in particular, would benefit from career counselling that helps them to explore and validate their interest before making a study choice. Overall, the findings add weight to the notion that student transition is not limited to the transition 'in' to university; rather, students need support to transition through university and out into the workforce (Bennett et al, 2020;Deloitte, 2020).…”

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“…2 summarise the intersectionality of motivational factors together with the relative strength of each factor. Figure 2 shows that personal and social utility intersected with intrinsic interest but to a smaller degree than has been observed in other STEM disciplines (Bennett et al, 2020(Bennett et al, , 2021. Specifically, personal utility was influenced by perceived job availability rather than anticipated salary or job security.…”

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“…However, this result is consistent with the Australian Career Interest Test and the RIASEC Holland codes (Athanasou, 2011;Liao et al, 2008), which do not associate career interest drivers for IT students with "people contact" or "social/helpers". Bennett et al, (2020)d Shea (2019) find that students from low-SES backgrounds tend to have less person inputs and less career and study pathways information on which to make an informed decisions. From a social cognitive perspective, and knowing anecdotally the demographic profile of participating students, it is possible that some students lacked the capitals on which to make informed assessments of selfand study confidence.…”

Section: Discussion: the Importance Of Intrinsic Motivation In Itmentioning

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“…Soria & Stebleton (2013) study of career decision making, using self-determination theory (SDT), concluded that the inclusion of students' intrinsic and extrinsic motivations is valuable in both initial study decisions and in supporting students through the student lifecycle. A contributor to the model, and aligned with the need to disrupt the stereotypes attributed to STEM students, is that STEM majors are motivated by personal utility value such as meaningful work, task challenge and a positive work environment (Bennett et al, 2020;Watt et al, 2012) and by utility or As shown in Fig. 1, students' pre-university career aspirations-the antecedents to students' choice of major-are informed by socialisation influences such as family, friends, teachers and prior experiences (Bandura, 1986;Bright et al, 2005;Carduner et al, 2011;Lent et al, 2002).…”

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Understanding the career interests of Information Technology (IT) students: a focus on choice of major and career aspirations

McKenzie

Bennett

2022

Educ Inf Technol

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Despite continuous growth in the number of positions in Australia’s Information Technology (IT) industry since 2015, only half of Australia’s IT graduates go on to work in IT positions. A much-debated challenge for graduates is that the transition to work is complex and often demands several attempts. Less discussed is why school students choose to study IT at university and whether these motivational factors inform their career choice. The motivation to study at university has many potential influences including social factors, prior experience, self-perceptions, intrinsic or personal utility values, or simply the prospect of a good salary. Students’ choice of university major has similar influences; however, many learners select their major and enter university without having thought about possible career pathways. As such, without appropriate support during their time at university, students may not translate interest and motivation into career identity or commitment, and they may not develop realistic career goals or job-seeking strategies. To understand the antecedents to career interest, this study investigated the choice of major and career aspirations of undergraduate IT students at an Australian university. The two-year study engaged students in two phases of data collection. First, students completed an online self-assessment of study and career confidence, answering two open questions on why they chose to study IT and how long they intended to work in the discipline. Students then responded to a short online survey about their short- and longer-term career aspirations and prior experience. The results show that the motivation to study IT is based largely on intrinsic interest and enjoyment of IT rather than on external factors such as salary or job security. Most students reported broad career aspirations related to IT; however, students were unable to articulate what these careers might entail and they were unsure about the amount of time they would spend in the IT profession. The study concluded that understanding IT students’ motivation for study could inform career development learning activities through which students transform their interest into career choice and pre-professional identity.

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2022

Educ Inf Technol

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“…Several countries have implemented policy reforms related to the use of STEM in learning, namely the US, Australia, Turkey, and Indonesia (Bennett et al 2020;DEN İZ & KURT 2022;LaForce et al 2016;. This approach is a learning approach that can be done in various disciplines of STEM.…”

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Improving Assessment and Evaluation Strategies on Online Learning

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Karmina²,

Habiddin³

2022

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ICLI is an annual International Conference on Learning Innovation (ICLI) hosted by Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Indonesian Consortium for Learning Innovation Research (ICLIR) as well as Univerisiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perlis, Malaysia serving as co-organizer this year. The conference aims to gather researchers, practitioners, students, experts, consultants, teachers and lecturers to share their insights and experiences on research not only in constructing innovations in learning but also the knowledge of learner's capability. The learners who are characterized as creative and competent by having the ability to understand what they have learned and capable of taking initiative and thinking critically. In addition, ICLI is organized on the basis of the trend in the 21st century, categorized by the increasing complexity of technology and the emergence of a corporate restructuring movement.This book is the proceeding of ICLI 2021, containing a selection of articles presented at this conference as the output of the activity. Various topics around education are covered in this book and some literature studies around specific topics on learning and education are covered as well. This proceeding book will be beneficial to students, scholars, and practitioners who have a deep concern in education. It is also futuristic with a lot of practical insights for students, faculty, and practitioners, and also a description of the Indonesian educational system in today's era.

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