Acceleration in Science for Achieving High School Women. Project RISE. Final Report [microform] / Barbara H. Long
- Bib ID:
- 5343746
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Long, Barbara H
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED147723
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1973
- 64 p.
- Summary:
-
This study demonstrates that a population of high-achieving young women with sufficient motivation and ability for acceleration in science may be readily identified and that acceleration in science is practical for such a group. To test the effects of participation in a research-oriented multi-disciplinary college course (Research Introduction to Science) by high-achieving female high school juniors, 324 students selected on the basis of grades and achievement test scores were administered the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Women and the Careers Attitudes and Plans Survey. They were also offered the possibility of taking a free multidisciplinary college course. The 137 students definitely interested in taking the course were randomly divided into two groups: experimental (enrolled in the course) and control (not enrolled). They differed significantly from the 187 not interested on 32 of the 69 variables. Fifty-eight students (85%) successfully completed the course, and their grades and ratings of enjoyment of the course correlated significantly with 42 pre and post measures. Those sufficiently motivated for the course were significantly higher on "science" factor scores and more interested in careers in general than those not motivated. (Author)
- Notes:
-
- Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: GY-11547.
- ERIC Note: Best copy available.
- Educational level discussed: Secondary Education.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1973
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Education in the secondary modern school / with a foreword by Sir Fred Clarke
- Secondary education: origins and directions [by] Robert O. Hahn [and] David B. Bidna
- The relationship between self-esteem, general anxiety, and test anxiety among Fijian school children in grades six through ten, and Mexican school children in grades three through eight in schools in their own countries [microform]
- What school is for [by] Gabriel Chanan and Linda Gilchrist. Introd. by Miriam Wasserman
- Chugakko seito no kiso gakuryoku