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Forbes, Cory T.; Neumann, Knut; Schiepe-Tiska, Anja – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Scientific literacy is a central aim of science education. The "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA) provides a measure of secondary students' scientific literacy and reported science instruction in 72 countries. Researchers have analyzed PISA data to identify important relationships between science instruction and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Science Achievement
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Wiseman, Michael; Bogner, Franz X. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1997
The perceptions of students toward conservation and nature utilization and their behavior toward the environment were studied with 725 Danish adolescents and a previously studied group of Bavarian adolescents. Following construct validation, comparison of mean within-region factor values reveals substantial differences between countries. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Comparative Analysis
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Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen; Jensen, Lene Arnett – Youth & Society, 1994
One hundred Danish adolescents and 133 American adolescents were compared on various aspects of socialization and risk behavior. Overall, socialization was narrower among Danish adolescents, and rates of risk behavior were higher for American adolescents in the areas of driving and minor criminal behavior. Rates of sex without contraception were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Community Influence, Contraception
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Baker, Robert L.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
The utility of teacher ratings of student academic performance and psychosocial behaviors as technically sound indirect measures of student outcomes was demonstrated in a long-term study of the effects of background variables on a cohort of Danish children (n=350). The Baker-Mednick Teacher Rating Form was developed for this purpose. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education