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Koomen, Michele H.; Hedenstrom, Mary N.; Moran, Molly K. – Science Education, 2021
Using social cultural career theory (SCCT) linked with tenets of equity, we examined the role of participation in science and engineering fairs (SEFs) on youth's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational and career choices. We analyzed data for evidence of the SCCT constructs of self-efficacy, interest, and learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Fairs, Self Efficacy, Student Interests
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Royse, Emily A.; Sutton, Elliot; Peffer, Melanie E.; Holt, Emily A. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) courses are gateway courses nursing and allied health students must pass before progressing through their academic programs. Many students need to retake the course to receive grades acceptable to progress in their programs, but identifying students at risk of failure may help instructors extend…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Remedial Instruction, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Fredricks, Jennifer; McColskey, Wendy; Meli, Jane; Mordica, Joy; Montrosse, Bianca; Mooney, Kathleen – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
Researchers, educators, and policymakers are focusing more on student engagement as the key to addressing low achievement, student boredom and alienation, and high dropout rates (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, and Paris 2004). As schools and districts seek to increase engagement, it is important for them to understand how it has been defined and to assess…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Psychometrics, Identification, Measures (Individuals)