Project Design Factors That Affect Student Perceptions of the Success of a Science Research Project.

Kimbrough, Doris R.

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ERIC Number: EJ498264

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Publication Date: 1995

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Project Design Factors That Affect Student Perceptions of the Success of a Science Research Project.

Kimbrough, Doris R.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v32 n2 p157-75 Feb 1995

Presents a detailed assessment of a summer national Science Foundation Young Scholars Program for ninth and 10th graders. Results indicate that students perceive program success (emphasis on project success) differently from teachers and program organizers. Identified six variables that must be incorporated appropriately into the design of a project to ensure its success. (ZWH)

Descriptors: High Schools, Program Evaluation, Research Projects, Science Education, Science Programs, Student Attitudes, Student Projects, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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