Index of Student 16.077 83 .000 12.512 10.96 14.06 Perceived Skill and Asset Gain from Internships Figure 2: One samples t-test of students’ perceived skill and asset gains from internships Figure 3: Levels of perceived skill and asset gain from internships We reject the null hypothesis in favor of supporting our alternative hypothesis that students who make greater use of career exploration resources tend to perceive themselves as better prepared to enter the workforce than do students who use career exploration resources less. Hypothesis 2: Students’ social networks have a more significant impact on career exploration than does use of on-campus resources such as a career counseling center. To test our second hypothesis which states that social networks have a more significant impact on career exploration than the use of an on-campus career counseling center, we asked students to report (1) their use of social networks and on-campus career counseling resources to find career exploration opportunities and (2) the perceived usefulness of these resources in exploring careers. Figure 4 and Table 3 illustrate the total reported usage of social networks and on-campus resources for career exploration and shows that social networks were used more than on-campus resources. 74.7% (287), 77.3% (297), and 78.3% (300) of the sample had used their social networks of academic advisors, professors, and peers, respectively, while only
Index of Student Perceived Skill and Asset Gain from Internships 16.077 83 .000 12.512 10.96 14.06 Figure 2: One samples t-test of students’ perceived skill and asset gains from internships Figure 3: Levels of perceived skill and asset gain from internships We reject the null hypothesis in favor of supporting our alternative hypothesis that students who make greater use of career exploration resources tend to perceive themselves as better prepared to enter the workforce than do students who use career exploration resources less. Hypothesis 2: Students’ social networks have a more significant impact on career exploration than does use of on-campus resources such as a career counseling center. To test our second hypothesis which states that social networks have a more significant impact on career exploration than the use of an on-campus career counseling center, we asked students to report (1) their use of social networks and on-campus career counseling resources to find career exploration opportunities and (2) the perceived usefulness of these resources in exploring careers. Figure 4 and Table 3 illustrate the total reported usage of social networks and on-campus resources for career exploration and shows that social networks were used more than on-campus resources. 74.7% (287), 77.3% (297), and 78.3% (300) of the sample had used their social networks of academic advisors, professors, and peers, respectively, while only
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