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Rogers, Darrin L.; Kranz, Peter L.; Ferguson, Christopher J. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2013
Undergraduate research provides multiple educational advantages, and Hispanic students may reap particular benefits. The "embedded researcher" method avoids difficulties inherent in traditional apprenticeship models, providing meaningful research experience to multiple students within a standard didactic course structure while yielding…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Hispanic American Students, Integrated Activities
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Wilson, Hope E.; Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy; Little, Catherine A.; Reis, Sally M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
Academic self-concept predicts students' future goals and is affected by a student's relative success compared with his or her peer group. This exploratory study used structural equation modeling to examine the contributions of the perceived level of difficulty of the curriculum, in addition to the contributions of social comparison and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Structural Equation Models