Four Motivational Interventions to Foster Persistence, Belonging, and Interdisciplinary Thinking in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

This symposium presents four motivational interventions (utility-value, meta-lay theory, interaction equality, and growth theory of interest) that benefit STEM students’ persistence, belonging, and interdisciplinary thinking. We will discuss the implications for the psychological science of motivation, and for the study of identity threat and underrepresentation.