Interest Scores as Predictors of Science Process Performance for Junior High Students.

Stevens, J. Truman; Atwood, Ronald K.

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Interest Scores as Predictors of Science Process Performance for Junior High Students

Stevens, J. Truman; Atwood, Ronald K.

Science Education, 62, 3, 303-8, Jul-Sep 78

Investigates the relationship between science interest and process achievement for seventh, eighth and ninth graders. Results reveal that: (1) science interests are significant predictors of process achievement for only ninth-graders; and (2) science interest scores decrease significantly from pre to posttest across grade levels. (HM)

Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Educational Research, Interests, Junior High School Students, Performance, Prediction, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Skills

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