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Psychosocial factors in precollege learning of quantum information science and technology
written by Angela M. Kelly
Recent federal initiatives have focused on workforce development in the rapidly advancing field of quantum information science and technology (QIST), which begins with precollege education to engage and inspire students. This paper will examine the integrated nature of QIST education (physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics) and its relationship with psychosocial domains including student interest, self-efficacy, normative comparison, recognition, belonging, and self-concept. The intervention that informed this work is a summer program for precollege students at a research university and an informal science institution, developed and taught by a quantum theorist, a quantum experimentalist, and a physics education researcher. This work suggests that QIST education may be uniquely accessible for all precollege students, leading to increased QIST self-concept and career aspiration formation. Implications for broader QIST participation and related attitudinal domains are discussed.
Physics Education Research Conference 2025
Part of the PER Conference Plenary Paper series
Washington, DC: August 6-7, 2025
Pages 15-20
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education - Applied Research
- Careers
Education - Basic Research
- Cognition
- Student Characteristics
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General Physics
- Physics Education Research
= Reflections and Visions
Quantum Physics
- General
- High School
- Reference Material
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A. Kelly, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, 2025, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17185&DocID=6113).
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A. Kelly, Psychosocial factors in precollege learning of quantum information science and technology, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, 2025, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17185&DocID=6113>.
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Kelly, A. (2025, August 6-7). Psychosocial factors in precollege learning of quantum information science and technology. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC. Retrieved February 11, 2026, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17185&DocID=6113
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Kelly, Angela M.. "Psychosocial factors in precollege learning of quantum information science and technology." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, August 6-7, 2025. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17185&DocID=6113 (accessed 11 February 2026).
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Kelly, Angela M.. "Psychosocial factors in precollege learning of quantum information science and technology." Physics Education Research Conference 2025. Washington, DC: 2025. 15-20 of PER Conference Plenary Paper. 11 Feb. 2026 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17185&DocID=6113>.
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