End-of-course interest in biology and introductory biology grades each predicted lower likelihood of leaving biomedical fields¶

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q3 i1 Higher interest in biology at the end of the introductory course predicted lower likelihood of attrition (OR = 0.57), as did higher course grades (OR = 0.54). → Rosenzweig 2021

Evidence¶

Rosenzweig 2021¶

Rosenzweig, E. Q., Harackiewicz, J. M., Hecht, C. A., Priniski, S. J., Canning, E. A., Tibbetts, Y., Asher, M. W., & Hyde, J. S. (2021). College Students’ Reasons for Leaving Biomedical Fields: Disenchantment with Biomedicine or Attraction to Other Fields? Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000456

q3 · i1 · associational · r2

Binary logistic regression on the 1193-student sample controlling for demographics, baseline interest, and prior achievement. The article reports "OR = 0.57" for end-of-course interest and "OR = 0.54" for course grades, both p < .001.

"students’ interest, measured at the end of the introductory biology course, negatively predicted their likelihood of leaving biomedical fields, b = −0.57, z = −5.10, p < .001, OR = 0.57, as did their grades earned in the introductory course, b = −0.61, z = −5.61, p < .001, OR = 0.54."

Discussion¶

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