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Enersen, Donna L. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1994
Students (n=161) who attended high school summer science residencies at colleges were surveyed. Quotes from respondents are provided to illustrate the impact of the residency experience on their attitudes toward scientific work. Most participants reported at follow-up that they were studying or working in scientific fields, with no significant…
Descriptors: Gifted, High Schools, Science Education, Science Interests
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Yager, Robert E.; Krajcik, Joseph S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Describes and examines the effects of the eight-week Summer Science Training Program at the University of Iowa. There was no significant differences between students who had completed high school physics and those who had not on the final course examination, course grade, and attitudes toward physics. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: College Programs, College School Cooperation, Higher Education, Physics
Barnes, Marianne Betkouski; Barnes, Lehman W. – 1989
This study consolidated observations of teachers in an institute setting designed to facilitate science learning content through performing science processes and asking questions related to self-perceived conceptual difficulties. The subjects were 11 elementary school teachers from a school district in Northeast Florida; they were enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Science