Factors Affecting High School Students’ Motivation and Career Interest in STEM Fields and Their Modeling

This study aims to investigate the motivation and career interest in STEM fields of high school students enrolled public schools districts Kayseri Turkey according various factors, ascertain relationship between two variables, present a model for variables. The causal-comparative research correlation (relational) designs, which are among quantitative were used this study, involved 1,667 from five education institutions situated. employed Career Interest Scale Fields Motivation gather data. It has been found that whose favorite most successful course is about have much higher than other pupils. According who considering majoring one university’s do general. Additionally, connection was looked at. research, students’ accounts 70% changes their interests those fields.