Graphic: Young college students sitting in rows in a lecture auditorium.
Graphic Background: A red-bricked educational building.
Let’s practice identifying student work values and relating those values to STEM careers.
You are a teacher engaging in a series of mock conversations with students. Each student will reveal some work values. Your task is to first identify which work values have been revealed to you.
Then, you will relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this course by writing a response to the student. You can then test whether your response is aligned with the suggested, positive messaging about STEM careers.
Graphic: Young college students sitting in rows in a lecture auditorium. Six students are labelled with their names: Aiyana, Meg, Chris, Manuel, Tori, and Maria.
Aiyana
Graphic: A young latina dark-haired college student.
You ask Aiyana what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “I want to earn lots of money and drive a fancy sports car. I’d like to be my own boss too!”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Intrinsic, Social
Social, Prestige
Prestige, Extrinsic
Intrinsic, Prestige
Extrinsic, Social
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Correct answer:
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module? Write a response to Aiyana in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Did you know that STEM professionals are in demand, Aiyana ? In fact, STEM careers are some of the highest paying careers. Also, STEM professionals make great entrepreneurs and business leaders because they are creative problem-solvers.
Meg
Graphic: A young Caucasian college-aged female student.
You ask Meg what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “It is important that I love my work, and that the work I do makes a difference in the world.”
Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
Prestige, Extrinsic
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Intrinsic, Social
Social, Prestige
Extrinsic, Social
Intrinsic, Prestige
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Correct answer:
Intrinsic, Social
Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Meg in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Intrinsic, Social
Did you know that STEM professionals collaborate with others to make a world of difference and to shape our future? It is easy to love your work when you know that you are changing the world, Meg.
Chris
Graphic: A young African-American male college student.
You ask Chris what is important to him in a career, and he responds, “I want to work with others to solve important problems for our world. I’d also like for people to respect me for my contributions.” Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
Extrinsic, Social
Intrinsic, Social
Social, Prestige
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Intrinsic, Prestige
Prestige, Extrinsic
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Correct answer:
Social, Prestige
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Chris in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Response Feedback:
Social, Prestige
Did you know that STEM professionals collaborate to make a world of difference and to shape our future? In addition, occupations in STEM disciplines consistently dominate the ranks of the most prestigious occupations. Most STEM careers are very well-respected, Chris.
Manuel
You ask Manuel what is important to him in a career, and he responds, “I want a job that allows me to have a better social status. I also want a good-paying job so that I can buy the things I want.” Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Intrinsic, Social
Social, Prestige
Prestige, Extrinsic
Intrinsic, Prestige
Extrinsic, Social
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Correct answer:
Prestige, Extrinsic
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Onscreen Text:
Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Manuel in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Response Feedback:
Prestige, Extrinsic
Manuel, occupations in STEM disciplines consistently dominate the ranks of the most prestigious occupations. This prestige can allow a person to work for the social status that they want. Moreover, STEM professions are some of the highest paid careers.
Tori
Graphic: A young Hispanic woman holding a pen.
You ask Tori what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “I’d like to work independently at times, to solve a piece of a bigger puzzle. In this way, people will be able to recognize and value my hard work.” Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Intrinsic, Social
Social, Prestige
Prestige, Extrinsic
Intrinsic, Prestige
Extrinsic, Social
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Correct answer:
Intrinsic, Prestige
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Tori in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Response Feedback:
Intrinsic, Prestige
STEM professionals are creative problem-solvers, and often work independently to solve bigger problems. This is right in line with what you are looking for, Tori! Also, occupations in STEM disciplines consistently dominate the ranks of the most prestigious occupations. This means that people will value your hard work and intelligence.
Maria
You ask Maria what is important to her in a career, and she responds, “It is important that I have a career where I will always be able to find employment. I want that security so I can support a family someday. But also, I want to do work that really changes the world! ” Can you identify which two work values have been expressed by this student? Select the correct response.
Extrinsic, Intrinsic
Intrinsic, Social
Social, Prestige
Prestige, Extrinsic
Intrinsic, Prestige
Extrinsic, Social
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Correct answer:
Extrinsic, Social
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Now that you have identified the student’s work values, how can you relate STEM careers to those work values using what you have learned throughout this module?
Write a response to Maria in the following text field, then click Submit to compare your response to ours.
Extrinsic, Social
Did you know that STEM professionals are always in demand, and are some of the highest paid professionals? Also, STEM professionals collaborate with others to make a world of difference and to shape our future!