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Michel, Jessica Ostrow; Zwickle, Adam – Environmental Education Research, 2021
When it comes to what higher education students know about sustainability, where they learn matters. In this study, we explore the extent to which students' level of sustainability knowledge differed according to where they previously learned about the environment. In an online survey administered to undergraduate students enrolled at Michigan…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, State Universities, Information Sources, Knowledge Level
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von der Embse, Nathaniel P.; Witmer, Sara E. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
This study examined the relationship between student anxiety about high-stakes testing and their subsequent test performance. The FRIEDBEN Test Anxiety Scale was administered to 1,134 11th-grade students, and data were subsequently collected on their statewide assessment performance. Test anxiety was a significant predictor of test performance…
Descriptors: Accountability, High Stakes Tests, Group Testing, Test Anxiety
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Rivet, Ann E.; Krajcik, Joseph S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Contextualizing science instruction involves utilizing students' prior knowledge and everyday experiences as a catalyst for understanding challenging science concepts. This study of two middle school science classrooms examined how students utilized the contextualizing aspects of project-based instruction and its relationship to their science…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Correlation, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction