Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Models | 3 |
| Science Interests | 3 |
| Gender Differences | 2 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| Education Work Relationship | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Enrollment Trends | 1 |
| Factor Analysis | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Hands on Science | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Parchmann, Ilka | 2 |
| Blankenburg, Janet S. | 1 |
| Blankenburg, Janet Susan | 1 |
| Dierks, Pay O. | 1 |
| HAAS, JOACHIM | 1 |
| Höffler, Tim N. | 1 |
| Höffler, Tim Niclas | 1 |
| Peters, Heide | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Germany | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBlankenburg, Janet Susan; Höffler, Tim Niclas; Parchmann, Ilka – Science Education, 2016
This paper investigates the structure of German sixth-grade students' interest in science (N = 474; age 11-12 years) by considering different subject-related contexts (biology, chemistry, and physics) and different activities. Confirmatory factor analysis models were designed to validate the hypothetical structure of interest, connecting the whole…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Science Interests
Dierks, Pay O.; Höffler, Tim N.; Blankenburg, Janet S.; Peters, Heide; Parchmann, Ilka – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Considering the reported lack of interest in the STEM-domain and the consequential difficulties in recruiting talented and interested young academics, the development of effective enrichment measures is indispensable. This requires a precise picture of students' interests. The paper presents an approach to characterize interest profiles in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Interests, Science Interests
HAAS, JOACHIM – European Journal of Education, 2005
The case of Germany is taken as an example of cyclical variation in higher education enrolment in the sciences. The article argues that the mechanism underpinning these fluctuations is the cobweb model. This model establishes a recursive loop between trends in enrolments in a discipline and trends in the labour market associated with this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Science Interests, Labor Market
