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Morris, Julia; Slater, Eileen; Fitzgerald, Michael T.; Lummis, Geoffrey W.; van Etten, Eddie – Research in Science Education, 2021
In order to supply a future Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, Australia needs to engage its most capable and gifted secondary students in quality STEM learning, either within school or through extra-curricular opportunities, so that they will continue into STEM-based tertiary degrees. High-achieving students in…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Gifted, Talent, Secondary School Students
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Wang, Jianlan; Li, Qiqi; Luo, Ying – Research in Science Education, 2022
High-stakes testing (HST) is critical in the educational system of East-Asian countries like China, and the ongoing standards-based reform in many Western countries like the USA. HST has been criticized for corrupting an educational system through means like disengaging students from authentic learning. It seems that students' affective learning…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, High Stakes Tests, Science Tests
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Sedawi, W.; Assaraf, O. Ben Zvi; Reiss, M. J. – Research in Science Education, 2021
This study examines the effects of a place-based intervention program on the sense of place of Bedouin elementary school students. These students live on the banks of the polluted Hebron Stream in Israel, where a three-pronged restoration program has recently been established, including the stream's rehabilitation, the establishment of local waste…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Place Based Education, Intervention, Elementary School Students