Longitudinal impact of an inquiry-based science program on middle school students' attitudes toward science
Longitudinal impact of an inquiry-based science program on middle school students' attitudes toward science
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DOI：
10.1002/sce.10039
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Chase, C
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作者：
Gibson, HL;Chase, C
这项研究考察了夏季科学探索计划(SSEP)的长期影响，这是一个为期两周的以探究为基础的科学夏令营，于1992年至1994年在马萨诸塞州汉普郡学院开展。该项目的目标是激发中学生对科学和科学事业的更大兴趣。通过分层随机抽样程序，从申请者中挑选了158名学生参加该项目。在1996年，采用分层随机抽样程序，挑选了22名参与者参加后续访谈。对79名SSEP学生和35名申请但未被录取的学生(对照组)进行了两项量化调查，即科学意见调查和职业决策修订调查。分析前测和后测的分数是否随着时间的推移有任何显著的变化。此外，在1992-1994年和1996-1997年两次调查中，有500多名学生与高中学生就读同一年级和公立学校，完成了这两项调查。访谈和调查表明，与申请该项目但未被选中的学生相比，SSEP学生对科学的态度更积极，对科学事业的兴趣更高。(C)2002年威利期刊公司。
This study examined the long-term impact of the Summer Science Exploration Program (SSEP), a 2-week inquiry-based science camp, conducted at Hampshire College Amherst, MA from 1992 to 1994. The goal of the program was to stimulate greater interest in science and scientific careers among middle-school students. One hundred fifty-eight students were selected from a pool of applicants to attend the program using stratified random sampling procedures. In 1996,22 participants were selected to participate in follow-up interviews using stratified random sampling procedures. Two quantitative surveys, the Science Opinion Survey and the Career Decision-Making Revised Surveys, were administered to 79 SSEP students and 35 students who applied but were not accepted (the control group). Pretest and posttest scores were analyzed for any significant change over time. Additionally, a cohort of over 500 students who were enrolled in the same grades and public schools that SSEP students attended completed the two surveys in both 1992-1994 and 1996-1997. The interviews and surveys suggested that SSEP students maintained a more positive attitude towards science and a higher interest in science careers than Students who applied to the program but were not selected. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.