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Direct linkWang, Ying; Rocabado, Guizella A.; Lewis, Jennifer E.; Lewis, Scott E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Some students struggle with chemistry because they do not find the relevance between chemistry content and their lives or they perceive their intelligence as fixed. Social-psychological interventions (SPIs), brief interventions that target students' subjective experiences, were developed to address these issues. As a result, SPIs have been…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Student Attitudes, Relevance (Education), Psychological Patterns
Hecht, Cameron A.; Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Priniski, Stacy J.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Tibbetts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
A wide range of occupations require science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills, yet almost half of students who intend to pursue a postsecondary STEM education abandon these plans before graduating from college. This attrition is especially pronounced among underrepresented groups (i.e., racial/ethnic minorities and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Science, Introductory Courses, Biology
Download full textHecht, Cameron A.; Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Priniski, Stacy J.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Tibbettts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S. – Grantee Submission, 2019
A wide range of occupations require science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills, yet almost half of students who intend to pursue a postsecondary STEM education abandon these plans before graduating from college. This attrition is especially pronounced among underrepresented groups (i.e., racial/ethnic minorities and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Science, Introductory Courses, Biology
Shapka, Jennifer D.; Keating, Daniel P. – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This article investigates the benefits of girls-only classroom instruction in math and science during Grades 9 and 10, in the context of a public coeducational high school. It is based on a longitudinal investigation with 786 participants: 85 girls in all-girl classes, and 319 girls and 382 boys in a regular coeducational program. Preexisting…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Intervention, Females, Science Achievement
