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George, Betty Thomas; Watson, Sandy White; Peters, Michelle Lynn – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2020
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the influence of participating in a STEM Academy (STEMA) on girls' mathematics, science, engineering, and technology self-efficacy and STEM attitudes. Twenty-eight sixth grade girls participating in a STEMA were individually matched with sixth grade girls not participating in a STEMA. Both…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Scientific Attitudes
Houser, Chris; Garcia, Sonia; Torres, Janet – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2015
Summer research experiences are an increasingly popular means of increasing awareness of, and developing interest in, the geosciences and other science, technology, engineering, and math programs. We describe and report the preliminary results of a 1-wk Geosciences Exploration Summer Program in the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Earth Science, Summer Science Programs, Science Education
Haas, Hope J. – 1976
This essay reports the results of a preliminary evaluation of the effects of Matthew Lipman's Philosophy for Children program on fifth and sixth graders in the first year of the program's use in two settings. The program, which involves the use of a novel about children to promote discussion, attempts to engage elementary students in philosophical…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Black Students