Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 6 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
| Program Effectiveness | 6 |
| Science Fairs | 6 |
| Student Participation | 6 |
| STEM Education | 4 |
| Elementary School Students | 3 |
| Elementary Schools | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Leadership Responsibility | 3 |
| Leadership Styles | 3 |
| Student Attitudes | 3 |
| Student Projects | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Abuelenain, Gehan | 1 |
| Cobine, Paul A. | 1 |
| Davis, Virginia A. | 1 |
| Ewald, Mary Lou | 1 |
| Farooq, Muhammad | 1 |
| Hardy, Emily E. | 1 |
| Harshman, Denise Galvez | 1 |
| Kelter, Paul | 1 |
| Lakin, Joni M. | 1 |
| Landers, Allen L. | 1 |
| Lashier, Jennifer | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Grade 1 | 1 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| Costa Rica | 3 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textAbuelenain, Gehan; Farooq, Muhammad; Sarr, Makhtar – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Our objective was to examine if a co-curricular activity incorporated with assessment methods affected students' competence in a course. Natural Sciences (201) was chosen as a candidate course for this study. Students' grade breakdown was examined and analyzed using SPSS and MINITAB software over four academic years from Fall 2012-13 to Fall…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Science Fairs, Natural Sciences, College Science
Direct linkLakin, Joni M.; Ewald, Mary Lou; Hardy, Emily E.; Cobine, Paul A.; Marino, Janie G.; Landers, Allen L.; Davis, Virginia A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
Science and Engineering (S&E) fairs are a valuable educational activity and are believed to increase students' engagement and learning in science and engineering. However, due to differences in resources, many schools do not implement fairs to achieve these benefits for their students. This study reports the findings of a program intended to…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Science Education, Engineering Education, Regional Programs
Schmidt, Kathleen M.; Kelter, Paul – Science Educator, 2017
Little is known about the impact of science fair participation on student science inquiry learning. Furthermore, there is only a small research base relating to science fair participation and student attitudes toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers and coursework. In this study, 41 seventh-grade science fair…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Inquiry, Active Learning, Student Attitudes
Lashier, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Globalization and technological advances have enabled emerging countries to compete with traditionally economically dominant countries. Emerging countries can advance their economy through the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) from multinational corporations. A key element in the attraction of FDI is the development of human capital.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Styles
Molano, Christin – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Globalization and the influx of multinational corporations over the past 30 years have significantly impacted the educational system in Costa Rica. The need for knowledge-based workers has become essential in continuing to strengthen the economy and attracting foreign direct investment. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Styles
Harshman, Denise Galvez – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study applied four frameworks from academic literature in the areas of leadership, change process, 21st-century skills, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) project-based learning (PBL) to understand the various factors providing for success and participation of a school in the national science fair initiative (Programa…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Styles
