| 英文摘要 |
We investigated the intent of outward transfer, college aspiration, and college expectation of first-year students in applied engineering programs in vocational high schools and five-year junior college programs. Adopting a situated expectancy-value and dimensional comparison perspective, we hypothesized that the aforementioned academic and career decisions are related to students' self-efficacy beliefs, learning interest, and emotional cost of math, vocational subjects, and practicums. A total of 171 first-year students enrolled in nine different applied engineering programs and institutions filled out a survey questionnaire in fall 2021 and again in spring 2022. Results from multiple and probit regression indicated that students' self-efficacy beliefs and emotional cost of vocational subjects are negatively related to the intent of outward transfer. In contrast, students' self-efficacy beliefs and emotional cost of practicums, as well as the interest in learning math, are positively related to their college aspiration. The findings call for a concerted effort of instructors and researchers to cultivate students' self-efficacy beliefs and to further understand the relationship between expectancy-beliefs and career choices. |