Frequencies of codes and sub-codes* among students' responses (N = 72) to “What did you like and learn from STEM challenge?” from year one and year two of STEM challenge
| Codes | Definitions and emergent sub-codes | Year one (N = 82) | Year two (N = 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM understanding/learning | 22 (27%) | 17 (24%) | |
| Understanding | 26 | 10 | |
| Learning | 13 | 13 | |
| STEM application/creation | 21 (26%) | 14 (26%) | |
| Application | 27 | 11 | |
| Creation | 2 | 9 | |
| Affect | 23 (28%) | 21 (30%) | |
| Positive affect | 36 | 36 | |
| Negative affect | 3 | 0 | |
| Non-cognitive affordances | 16 (19%) | 18 (26%) | |
| Formed individually | 10 | 17 | |
| Formed within a group | 8 | 10 |
| Codes | Definitions and emergent sub-codes | Year one ( | Year two ( |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM understanding/learning | |||
| Understanding | 26 | 10 | |
| Learning | 13 | 13 | |
| STEM application/creation | |||
| Application | 27 | 11 | |
| Creation | 2 | 9 | |
| Affect | |||
| Positive affect | 36 | 36 | |
| Negative affect | 3 | 0 | |
| Non-cognitive affordances | |||
| Formed individually | 10 | 17 | |
| Formed within a group | 8 | 10 |
Note(s): *Denotes utterances of negative affect.
At least one sub-code qualified a main code, there were no more than two sub-codes per main code
Sample sizes are provided in the Sub-codes, if they comprised the majority of the subcategory