@inproceedings{d8fe89d7161648828b8ea4f8cbee0188,
title = "Identifying and Coding STEM Interest Triggers in a Summer Camp",
abstract = "Our work investigates interest triggering, a necessary component of sustaining and developing long-term interest in STEM. We gathered interview data from middle school aged learners (N = 7) at a science-focused Minecraft summer camp over a period of one week. We first identified STEM interest triggering episodes, then categorized each episode based on codes developed previously by Renninger and Bachrach (2016). Our initial findings show differences in the frequency of interest triggering episodes across individuals and suggest that personal relevance and the use of Minecraft played prominent roles.",
keywords = "STEM learning, interest development, summer camp, technology, videogames",
author = "Sherry Yi and Matt Gadbury and Lane, {H Chad}",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.22318/icls2021.915",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS",
publisher = "International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)",
pages = "915--916",
editor = "{de Vries}, Erica and Yotam Hod and June Ahn",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2021",
note = "15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2021 ; Conference date: 08-06-2021 Through 11-06-2021",
}