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Choi, Yoon-Sung – Asia-Pacific Science Education, 2023
This study examines the individual contextual characteristics of elementary school students in Korea during the phase of interest development, using Phase of Interest Development (PIT) and Process-Person-Context-Time (PPCT) models. Four students from each level of interest development were selected to participate, and they wrote photo-journals for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Elementary School Students, Student Interests
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Ainley, Mary; Ainley, John – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
In this paper, we examine the nature of interest in science as represented in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 data. We discuss the interconnections between measures of knowledge, affect, and value as components of interest in science. Working from a perspective acknowledging that many of the models of motivation…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Science Interests
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Bruno, Barbara C.; Wiener, Carlie; Kimura, Arthur; Kimura, Rene – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2011
This project engages elementary school students, parents, teachers, and administrators in ocean-themed family science nights based on a proven model. Our key goals are to: (1) educate participants about ocean and earth science issues that are relevant to their communities; and (2) inspire more underrepresented students, including Native Hawaiians,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Parents, Oceanography
Nye, Gloria T. – 1991
The Knowledge Engineering for Young Scholars (KEYS) Program was a National Science Foundation (NSF) program conducted at Louisiana State University during 1989 and 1990. The program's goals were to increase 8th-12th grade students' exposure to science, acquaint them with university research, stimulate interest in science, and build their…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Career Awareness, Computers, Decision Making