Measure Overview
The purpose of this measure is to measure an individual’s interest in STEM careers.
Measure Information
- Scale
- Target Population
- NIH DPC Hallmark
- Key Citations
- Instructions
- Validity Evidence and Other Information
Prompt: Rate your interest in the following career paths (as of now):
| Highly uninterested (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | Highly interested (5) | |
| Conduct my own research & lead my own research team in academia (i.e., become a Principal Investigator) | |||||
| Conduct research as a staff scientist in industry, academia, or the government | |||||
| Conduct applied research as an entrepreneur | |||||
| Support science & research, but not conduct research (e.g., be a teacher, science/research administration, grants manager, science policy analyst, science reporter, etc.) | |||||
| Pursue a different career outside of science |
- Graduate Student
- Postdoc
STU-7
Primary Citation:
Gibbs, K.D. Jr, McGready, J., Bennett, J.C., & Griffin, K. (2014) Biomedical science Ph.D. career interest patterns by race/ethnicity and gender. PLoS ONE 9(12): e114736. doi: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114736
Other Citations:
Cameron, C., Lee, H. Y., Anderson, C., Byars-Winston, A., Baldwin, C. D., & Shine C. (2015). The role of scientific communication skills in trainees’ intention to pursue biomedical research careers: A social cognitive analysis. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 14(4). 1-12. doi: DOI:10.1187/cbe.14-09-0152
Gibbs, K. B., McGready, J., & Griffin, K. (2017). Career development among American biomedical postdocs. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 14(4), 1-12. doi: https://www.lifescied.org/doi/epdf/10.1187/cbe.15-03-0075
Use items independently to determine interest in each career path. Higher values relate to higher interest.
Please note that the measure used here is adapted from the measures used in the studies cited. For more information on the original measures, and whether not they have available evidence of validity, please refer to the original citations.