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| Abstract Title: | Psychosocial considerations in precollege learning of quantum information science and technology |
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| Abstract Type: | Plenary |
| Abstract: | 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 talk will examine the integrated nature of QIST education (physics, computer science, mathematics) and its relationship with psychosocial domains including student interest, motivation, academic behaviors, self-concept, and career aspiration formation. The intervention that informs 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. Mixed methods convergent parallel data analysis indicated that students improved in select psychosocial domains, which were largely independent of students' prior experiences in science and mathematics coursework, as well as gains in QIST content knowledge. This work suggests that QIST education may be uniquely accessible for all precollege students, leading to increased career aspiration formation and QIST self-concept. Implications for broader QIST participation and related attitudinal domains will be discussed. |
| Session Time: | Plenary 4 |
| Room: | Constitution Ballroom AB |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Angela M. Kelly Stony Brook University |
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