Differences in environmental factors, stem self-efficacy, stem career perception, and stem career interests reviewed by gender and grade level in public elementary school students in cirebon city
Authors
Naela Putri
Institut Prima bangsa Cirebon
Alma Yuriza
universitas singaperbangsa karawang
Muhamad amir Faqih
Iqbal abbiyu Ahmad tsabitulazmi
Abstract
This study aims to describe environmental factors, STEM self-efficacy, STEM career perceptions, and STEM career interests in elementary school students and analyze their differences based on gender and grade level. The study used a comparative quantitative design involving 240 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from two public elementary schools in Cirebon City selected through a total sampling technique. Data were collected using a four-point Likert Scale Scale questionnaire consisting of 17 valid items and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) .The results showed that grade level significantly influenced environmetal factors, STEM self-efficacy, STEM career perceptions, and STEM career interests, with fourth grade students obtaining the highest average scores on all variables. In contrast, gender did not provide a significant multivariate effect, although there were differences in STEM career interests.