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Download full textEDGERTON, HAROLD A. – 1965
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUMMER SCIENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS (SSTP) FOR HIGH ABILITY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS INVESTIGATED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED IN A STUDY 3 YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM TO COMPARE THE SUBSEQUENT ACADEMIC PROGRESS, CAREER CHOICES, AND SCIENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF SSTP PARTICIPANTS WITH THOSE OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Science, Program Evaluation, Science Careers
BARTLETT, C.J.; EDGERTON, HAROLD A. – 1966
THE OUTCOMES OF THE 1960 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-SPONSORED SUMMER SCIENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS (SSTP) FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE EXAMINED THROUGH A DETERMINATION OF PARTICIPANTS' CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE, AND THEIR ACTIVITIES AFTER, PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAMS. THIS ANALYSIS PROVIDED A MEANS OF COMPARING PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF…
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Program Evaluation, Science Programs, Scientific Personnel
Peer reviewedVarlashkin, Paul G.; And Others – Physics Teacher, 1978
Describes a six-week summer science institute for providing secondary students with research experience conducted at East Carolina University. (SL)
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Physics, Research, Science Education
Peer reviewedSaunders, Walter; And Others – Science Teacher, 1979
Describes various experiments which high school students are preparing, to be carried on NASA's 500 or more Space Shuttle flights in the 1980s. The project is intended to stimulate superior secondary school students. (SA)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Gifted, Science Experiments, Science Interests
Heller, Rachelle S.; Martin, C. Dianne – Computing Teacher, 1992
This project was designed to encourage ninth and tenth grade minority women to develop scientific interests through a series of Saturday seminars and a 10-day summer residential program. Pedagogical and environmental keys to project success included cooperative learning models, computer skills, research skills, communication skills, networking,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Cooperative Learning, Females, Grade 10
