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Attitude toward Informal Science in the Early Years and Development of Leisure Time in Science (LeTiS), a Pictographic Scale
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Paños, Esther; Ruiz-Gallardo, José-Reyes – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
Attitude toward science has been recognized as highly influential in students' engagement with science and future career choices. Science is important in our everyday lives as well, in a society demanding more scientific vocations and higher levels of scientific literacy. There is little research on how attitudes develop and evolve at early ages,…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Science Education, Informal Education
Effect of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) on Student Achievement, Attitude, and Self-Concept in College General Chemistry in Randomized and Quasi Experimental Designs
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Chan, Julia Y. K.; Bauer, Christopher F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
This study investigated exam achievement and affective characteristics of students in general chemistry in a fully-randomized experimental design, contrasting Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) participation with a control group balanced for time-on-task and study activity. This study population included two independent first-semester courses with…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Student Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Peer Teaching