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Gutiérrez, Kris D.; Calabrese Barton, Angela – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
In this special issue, the structure-agency dialectic is used to shift the analytic frame in science education from focusing on youth as in need of remediation to rethinking new arrangements, tools, and forms of assistance and participation in support of youth learning science. This shift from "fixing" the individual to re-mediating and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Access to Education, Teaching Methods, Social Influences
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Owen, Steven V.; Toepperwein, Mary Anne; Pruski, Linda A.; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Liu, Yan; Marshall, Carolyn E.; Lichtenstein, Michael J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
The Women in Science Scale (WiSS) was first developed in 1984, and is still being used in contemporary studies, yet its psychometric properties have not been evaluated with current statistical methods. In this study, the WiSS was administered in its original 27-item form to 1,439 middle and high school students. Confirmatory factor analysis based…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Women Scientists, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Kahle, Jane Butler; Lakes, Marsha K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
An analysis of the 1976-1977 NAEP survey of science attitudes showed that, by age nine, females, although expressing similar or greater desires to participate in science activities, had consistently fewer experiences in science than boys of the same age. Science activities surveyed included use of common experimental materials and instruments,…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Science Activities, Negative Attitudes, National Competency Tests