Evaluación de la vocación científica con cuestiones de identidad y capital científicos

María-Antonia Manassero-Mas; Ángel Vázquez Alonso

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/ensciencias.6486

María-Antonia Manassero-Mas

Universitat de les Illes Balears

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-7779

Ángel Vázquez Alonso

Universitat de les Illes Balears

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5830-7062

This study explores STEM career aspirations among 15-year-old students, analyzes differences based on gender and the number of books at home, and develops a predictive model of these aspirations based on aspects of science identity and science capital, operationalized into five specific factors. The results indicate that roughly one-third of the students have STEM career aspirations, while the proportion of undecided students approaches 50 %. Gender differences confirm a moderate gap, while books at home do not show significant differences. The construct of science identity and capital is a good predictor of STEM career aspirations (38.02 %), and its five factors generate a more powerful predictive model (43.8 %), with the science class factor being the most significant. The utility of the questionnaire is discussed, as well as the need to strengthen career guidance in science classes.

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Scientific career aspirations, Science identity, Science capital, Gender differences, Predictive model

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Manassero-Mas, María-Antonia; Vázquez Alonso, Ángel. “Evaluation of Scientific Vocation with Items about Science Identity and Science Capital”. Enseñanza de las Ciencias: revista de investigación y experiencias didácticas, 2026, vol.VOL 44, no. 1, pp. 125-44, doi:10.5565/rev/ensciencias.6486.

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(c) María-Antonia Manassero-Mas, Ángel Vázquez Alonso, 2026

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