@inproceedings{9be42a6b220f4aef8995837ccc5c539d,
title = "Why power and careers with mathematics: How middle school students responded in a virtual world",
abstract = "Middle school students participated in WhyPower, a virtual power plant activity in Whyville, a learning-based virtual world for teens and tweens. Pre- And post-activity surveys included measurement of interest in careers involving mathematics. Statistical analysis revealed that students with strong positive views of mathematics-related careers were unaffected, but other students moved strongly toward interest in careers involving mathematics. Citing related literature, the authors speculate that student self-efficacy may have increased as students virtually experienced mathematics-related careers.",
author = "Cliff Zintgraff and Ed Fuller",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016 ; Conference date: 25-07-2016 Through 28-07-2016",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1109/ICALT.2016.144",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "538--539",
editor = "Spector, {J. Michael} and Chin-Chung Tsai and Ronghuai Huang and Paul Resta and Sampson, {Demetrios G} and Kinshuk and Nian-Shing Chen",
booktitle = "Proceedings - IEEE 16th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2016",
address = "United States",
}