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Direct linkRozek, Christopher S.; Hyde, Janet S.; Svoboda, Ryan C.; Hulleman, Chris S.; Harackiewicz, Judith M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
A foundation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is critical for students' college and career advancement, but many U.S. students fail to take advanced mathematics and science classes in high school. Research has neglected the potential role of parents in enhancing students' motivation for pursuing STEM courses.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Parent Child Relationship
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
The 50 colleges and universities attended by the most 1984 freshman National Merit Scholars are ranked, and the number of students receiving scholarships from institutional funds is reported for most of those institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Choice, High Achievement, Higher Education, National Surveys
Yilmaz, Ozgul; Boone, William J.; Andersen, Hans O. – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This study was conducted in order to identify the intensity of Turkish students' views with regard to environmental issues presented in the national curriculum and to determine how these views differ by gender, grade level, previous science achievement, socio-economic status (SES), and school location. For this project, a 51-item Attitude Toward…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Environment, Environmental Education
Olsen, Rolf Vegar – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2004
In the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) the items are organised in small clusters relating to the same stimulus material (called 'units'). Homogeneity analysis (HA) is used to develop a detailed description of the relationship between all the items in one unit, using the categorical information available in the PISA data. The…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Knowledge Level, Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGolden, William E. – Academic Medicine, 1989
Results of an analysis of initial career paths of medical students graduating with honors in 1972, 1973, 1982, and 1983 from nine prestigious medical schools are presented. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, High Achievement, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2004
The primary focus of this study is to explore the variation in academic performance of European Business (EB) students, using the student learning framework. Prior research has shown that students' approaches to learning and preferences for teaching influence the quality of their learning outcomes. The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Richard W.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
Specialty choices of highest-ranking medical students, who are likely to obtain specialties of choice, were examined for evidence that control of work hours is becoming an important factor. Data from three schools indicates choice of controllable-lifestyle specialties increased significantly in the last 6-10 years. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, High Achievement, Higher Education, Life Style
Macaro, Ernesto; Wingate, Ursula – Oxford Review of Education, 2004
This paper reports on a research project involving a sample of 19 state-educated students in their first year of a German course at Oxford University. The project is one of a number of research studies into widening participation issues funded by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) and the Sutton trust. The paper describes the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, German, Second Language Learning
