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).