Lack of student enrolment on college technology programmes persists. Extant research suggests motivation to learn impacts enrolment on STEM programmes. Furthermore, background factors can influence motivation to learn. While studies have been conducted internationally, few use a validated model to empirically assess motivation to learn. This study proposes the Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) II to explore how motivational and background factors influence student enrollment on a college technology programme.

Author: Aidan Duane

Published in: Ireland International Conference on Education (IICE-2023)

• Date of Conference: 24-26 October, 2023
• DOI: 10.20533/IICE.2023.10.0020
• ISBN: 978-1-913572-68-6
• Conference Location: Dún Laoghaire, Ireland