Career Interest Questionnaire
The CIQ measures STEM career interest, including an overall score and scores for three subscales: interest, importance, intent.
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Supplemental Information:
- Instruments_for_Assessing_Interest_in_STEM_Content_and_Careers.pdf (1.91 MB) Download
Assessment Type:
SurveyScale:
Multiple choice, point scale (e.g. Likert scale), or selected responsePublication Date:
Nov 20, 2010Respondent:
Middle school classroom setting (late primary school; approx. age 12-14 years), High school classroom setting (secondary school; approx. age 14-18 years)Domain(s) Evaluated:
EngagementSample items:
Choose one circle between each adjective pair to indicate how you feel about the object. To me, SCIENCE is: 1. fascinating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 mundane 2. appealing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 unappealingReliability:
See comment sectionValidity:
Examiners were in agreement that the final form of both instruments should be capable of measuring the intended constructs.Frequency:
RarelyAdministration time:
Under 15 minutes minutesRequires a Computer:
NoRequires Internet Access:
NoPrimary reference:
Tyler-Wood, T., Knezek, G., & Christensen, R. (2010). Instruments for assessing interest in STEM content and careers. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 18(2), 345-368.Comments:
Reliability Internal consistency reliabilities for the combined group (n = 174) on perceptions of science, math, engineering, technology, and STEM as a career ranged from alpha = .84 to alpha = .93. These numbers are in the range of “very good” to “excellent” according to guidelines provided by de- Vellis (1991)STEM Criteria
Science
YesTechnology
YesEngineering
YesMath
Yes
Contact
Gerald Knezek, gknezek@gmail.com
Gerald Knezek, gknezek@gmail.com