Due to concern over the continuous decline in the number of bachelor's degrees conferred in STEM fields in the U.S. over the past three
decades (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010), many studies have examined the factors contributing to students' STEM major choices in postsecondary
settings. Much of the work has been conducted in an effort to study the linkage between math- or science-related learning variables and
STEM major choices, but little research has been devoted to understanding the effects of technology- or engineering-related learning
variables on those choices. The dearth of studies on technology- or engineering-related learning variables has been attributed to the
predominant view that math and science are the major disciplines in STEM education (Hernandez et al., 2014).