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Direct linkOliver, Mary; Venville, Grady – Research in Science Education, 2017
"Thinking Science" is a 2-year program of professional development for teachers and thinking lessons for students in junior high school science classes. This paper presents research on the effects of "Thinking Science" on students' levels of cognition in Australia. The research is timely, with a general capability focused on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Junior High School Students, Faculty Development
Download full textHiller, Suzanne E. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Citizen science programs provide opportunities for students to help professional scientists while fostering science achievement and motivation. Instruments which measure the effects of this type of programs on student motivational beliefs are limited. The purpose of this study was to describe the process of examining the reliability and validity…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Scientific Literacy, Self Efficacy, Likert Scales
