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Download full textMetro, Laura J.; And Others – 1981
Through a Chicago Public School Program fifth-grade students from different cultures and backgrounds were brought together to experience and learn about a forest environment. These urban students (N=269) completed a brief questionnaire about their previous experiences, perceptions, and expectations regarding forest resources. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Expectation
Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses the gender differences revealed on the science content items of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Assessment. Examines explanations for the differences, including differential prior instruction, differential response to uncertainty, differential response to figurally presented items, and different attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Inquiry, Prior Learning, Science Education
