TABLE 6.
Mean-level differences in the study variables before and after STEM academy program
| Pre | Post | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measuresa | M | SD | M | SD | t | p |
| 1. SE-Acad | 6.33 | 0.67 | 6.25 | 0.75 | 1.07 | ns |
| 2. SE-task | 5.87 | 0.90 | 5.69 | 0.74 | 2.19 | <0.05 |
| 3. Sci ident | 5.92 | 0.82 | 6.08 | 0.78 | −2.16 | <0.05 |
| 4. Expect car | 6.60 | 0.63 | 6.59 | 0.61 | 0.13 | ns |
| 5. Belong univ | 5.91 | 0.78 | 6.22 | 0.68 | −4.12 | <0.001 |
| 6. Belong STEM | 5.50 | 0.85 | 5.84 | 0.71 | −4.65 | <0.001 |
| 6a. Mem | 5.68 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 0.86 | −5.24 | <0.001 |
| 6b. Accept | 5.66 | 0.99 | 6.17 | 0.77 | −5.44 | <0.001 |
| 6c. Affect | 4.98 | 0.97 | 5.28 | 1.16 | −3.01 | <0.01 |
| 6d. Fade | 5.90 | 1.08 | 6.10 | 1.02 | −2.11 | <0.05 |
| 7. Leave | 1.94 | 1.33 | 1.93 | 1.04 | 0.09 | ns |
a1. Academic self-efficacy in STEM; 2. STEM task-related self-efficacy; 3. science identity; 4. positive expectancy for STEM career; 5. belonging to the university; 6. belonging to STEM community; 6a. belonging to STEM community (membership subscale); 6b. belonging to STEM community (acceptance subscale); 6c. belonging to STEM community (affect subscale); 6d. belonging to STEM community (desire to fade subscale; reverse-scored); 7. intention to leave STEM major.