Does Mathematics Self-Efficacy Influence Students’ Career Choice in Science related Discipline?
Keywords:
mathematics self-efficacy, influence, students, career choice, scienceAbstract
Mathematics is a necessary subject for all students, but scientific students especially need to know it. Most students view mathematics as a terrifying subject. Many students felt they lacked the skills necessary to be successful in mathematics, which has influenced their decision to pursue a career in the sciences. The purpose of this study is to look into how diploma students' self-efficacy in math affects their decision to pursue a profession in a science-related field. One hundred and forty (140) students from diploma year two at Delta State University, Abraka, were chosen at random to serve as the study sample. To direct the study, two hypotheses and two research questions were stated. SPSS was utilized for data analyses. Self-efficacy, mathematics self-efficacy, career conceptions, social cognitive career theory, mathematics self-efficacy and selecting a profession in the sciences, and gender and mathematics self-efficacy were all examined in this study. The outcomes showed that students' job choices in science disciplines are influenced by their mathematical self-efficacy. Additionally, researchers found no significant differences between male and female students' mathematics self-efficacy in regard to their career choices in science-related fields. Some recommendations were made.
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