Developmental Trajectories of Student Self-Perception over a Yearlong Introductory Biology Sequence.

ABSTRACT: Student self-perception is related to persistence in science. Yet how self-perception develops over time is less clear. We examined student self-perception trajectories and their relationship with gender, persons excluded due to ethnicity or race (PEER) status, and first-generation college student (FGCS) status across a yearlong introductory biology sequence. While we found similar rates of change in self-efficacy and science identity for all groups, females and PEER students had lower initial scores that failed to "catch up" to male and non-PEER scores by the end of the year. Students grouped into either high and stable or lower and decreasing trajectories for scientific community values, with first-generation college students overrepresented in the latter group. Additionally, we found no

SUBMITTER: Cole MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582810 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature