Kezia Olive
ESR 2
Email: kezia.olive@helsinki.fi
Project abstract
Three studies are planned to address the relationship between gender, individual task values, and STEM aspiration throughout time. Each study will utilize different datasets and analysis methods, which will provide different perspectives to the topic.
The first study, which is already ongoing, focuses on primary school students. Using a six-wave longitudinal dataset “Development of primary pupils’ science related efficacy beliefs and motivation”, this study aims to develop a growth trajectory model of students’ task values development in association to their gender and career aspiration and identify the dynamics of students’ motivational states.
The second study will develop profiles of adolescent students’ school engagement and burnout and its influence on STEM aspiration and subjective task value. Specifically, using the data collected from “Mind-the-Gap” project, adolescent students’ school engagement and burnout profiles will be analyzed for its influence on STEM aspiration and subjective task value, while also assessed for gender difference.
The last study will focus on examining the relationship between momentary subjective task values, engagement, students’ gender, and educational aspiration. This study will use the dataset of secondary school students from the “Bridging-the-Gap” project, which was collected with experience sampling method. The result of this study will highlight the relationship between micro-level processes (momentary experiences in class) and macro-level outcome (aspiration).
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Helsinki/Finland
Posts
Factors affecting students’ gendered motivational beliefs in STEM 7. April, 2024 In this podcast episode, G-Versity early stage researcher, Kezia Olive… …Factors affecting students’ gendered motivational beliefs in STEM Read More »
Why you’re still more likely to dislike math even if you have high grades in it… 18. February, 2024 In this blog post, the author draws on the results… …Why you’re still more likely to dislike math even if you have high grades in it… Read More »
Facing the reality of uncertainty: A chat with Dr. Carolin Ossenkop 28. January, 2024 As the idea of graduating comes closer to mind, the… …Facing the reality of uncertainty: A chat with Dr. Carolin Ossenkop Read More »
Reflecting on Expectancy Value Theory for my career decisions 12. November, 2023 I really like the Situated Expectancy Value Theory (SEVT for… …Reflecting on Expectancy Value Theory for my career decisions Read More »
My “re-imagination”: how I was challenged as a researcher through my secondment 13. July, 2023 As I am in the reporting period of my non-academic… …My “re-imagination”: how I was challenged as a researcher through my secondment Read More »
Gendered difference in motivational profiles, achievement, and STEM aspiration of elementary school students 23. December, 2022 Kezia Olive shares her research insights on Gendered difference in… …
What do you find most rewarding about research? 22. September, 2022 Whenever I have conversations with friends or family and I… …
Navigating life as a diversity researcher 27. July, 2022 A conversation with Dr. Ruth van Veelen on research and… …
Planning a career or where do I go from here? 18. January, 2022 Even though I am only at the end of the… …