Abstract In order to study the motivation of non-normal students to choose cross-examination chemistry education postgraduate students, the grounded theory of qualitative research was adopted. Based on the analysis of relevant in-depth interview data, a theoretical model of the motivation of non-normal university students to take the cross-examination is constructed. According to the study, under the influence of external environment (publicity report, influence of others, employment competition) and individual environment (experiment experience, practice experience, teaching experience), on the one hand, career resistance prompts non-normal university students to leave their original major; on the other hand, professional identity, self-recognition, professional needs prompt non-normal university students to cross the examination of chemical education majors. Then the non-normal university students cross-examination behavior. Using the theoretical model to analyze the case, the students can be divided into three categories: “internal force” driven, “external force” driven and “double” driven. In view of different types of cross-examination students, the cultivation of relevant groups is further discussed.
ZHANG Si-Si, YANG Ji-Dong. Reason for Non-Normal Students Choosing Major of Chemistry Education in Postgraduate: Qualitative Study Based on Multiple Cases[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2023, 44(18): 77-84.