Elementary school students' motivational profiles across Finnish language,mathematics and science: Longitudinal trajectories,gender differences and STEM aspirations |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Bamberg, Germany;2. Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland;3. Viikki Teacher Training School, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland;4. South Africa Research Chair: Learning Language Science and Mathematics in the Primary School, University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | The present study employed a person-oriented approach to (1) identify elementary school students’ self-concept and intrinsic value profiles across the subjects Finnish language, mathematics and science and to examine (2) the stability and change of these motivational profiles from 2nd to 3rd grade, (3) gender differences in profile membership as well as (4) the relation to students’ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) occupational aspirations. Based on data from 383 Finnish students (56.7% girls) three profiles were identified: High motivation across all three subjects, low motivation across all subjects, and a math-motivated profile with low motivation in the other two subjects. Latent transition analyses revealed moderate stability, particularly in the high motivation profile. Girls were less likely to be and to remain in the math-motivated profile, but they were more likely than boys to remain in the high motivation profile. The math-motivated profile transition pattern was associated with students’ STEM occupational aspirations. |
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| Keywords: | Motivation Elementary school Expectancy-value theory Gender Occupational aspirations STEM Latent profile analyses |
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