Recent federal initiatives have focused on workforce development in the rapidly advancing field of quantum information science and technology (QIST), which begins with precollege education to engage and inspire students.
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The rapid increase in technological advancements in quantum information science and technology (QIST) necessitates a diverse workforce. The need for understanding how students, especially young women, develop QIST identity is an important consideration in career aspiration formation.
The present study examined student outcomes from a quantum information science and technology (QIST) summer outreach program for U.S. secondary students. The program focused on foundational principles and skills from classical physics, quantum physics, and quantum computing.
With the current growth in quantum information science and technology (QIST) industrial innovation, there is an increasing need to prepare precollege students for post-secondary QIST study and careers.
This review of literature critiques recent research (2019–2023) on quantum information science and technology (QIST) programs designed specifically for high school students.
There is a growing need in the United States for a workforce trained in quantum information science and technology (QIST), a disciplinary topic that is rarely addressed in precollege science, mathematics, and computer science curricula.
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The present study examined student outcomes from a quantum information science and technology (QIST) summer outreach program for U.S. secondary students. The program focused on foundational principles and skills from classical physics, quantum physics, and quantum computing.
With the current growth in quantum information science and technology (QIST) industrial innovation, there is an increasing need to prepare precollege students for post-secondary QIST study and careers.
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National data have shown the need to expand and diversify the talent pool of the quantum technologies workforce.