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Gerber, Hannah R.; Sweeney, Kevin; Pasquini, Erica – Educational Media International, 2019
This mixed-methods research was conducted to understand the impact of learning and player growth in a League of Legends summer camp. Eighteen adolescents engaged in a three-day sleep-over summer camp with various team building activities. Data collected included API metadata from pre- and post-camp as well as semi-structured interview data with…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Teamwork, Video Games
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Hsiung, Steve C.; Deal, Walter F.; Tuluri, Francis – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2017
UNITE is a program sponsored by the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP, 2015). The STEM Enrichment Activities of AEOP are designed to spark student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, especially among the underserved and those in earlier grades and educators by providing exciting, engaging, interactive, hands-on…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Workshops, STEM Education, Competition
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Fox, Janet; Cater, Melissa – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
The exploratory study examined science interest and perceived science competency in middle and high school youth (N=116) who took part in science-related contests (n=49) and non-competitive special interest science programs (n=67). Study participants were dispersed between females (48.3%) and males (51.7%). Three-fourths (75.1%) of the…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Middle School Students, High School Students, Competence
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Turner, Galen E.; Deemer, Eric D.; Tims, Heath E.; Corbett, Krystal; Mhire, Jeremy – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
The authors empirically examine the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to facilitate interest in cyber science among high school students (N = 60). Pretest-posttest and mediation designs were used to model self-report data that were collected at pre-camp, during a cyber-related task at mid-camp, and at post-camp. An analysis of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Vocational Interests, Intervention
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2010
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, High School Seniors, Public Education, Profiles