Graduate Student Fellowship Program Effects on Attitude and Interest toward Science of Middle School Students

Autor/inn/en	Lindner, James R.; Rayfield, John; Briers, Gary; Johnson, Larry
Titel	Graduate Student Fellowship Program Effects on Attitude and Interest toward Science of Middle School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 41 (2012) 1, S.15-21 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-9053
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Science Interests; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Grade 8; Grade 6; Fellowships; Correlation; Grade 7; Questionnaires; Attitude Change; Gender Differences; Occupational Aspiration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Fellowship; Stipendium; Korrelation; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Fragebogen; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of a graduate student fellowship program on middle school students' attitude toward science and their interest in science. Using a descriptive and correlational research design, data were collected from 588 middle school students (grades 6, 7, and 8). Participants completed a pretest and a posttest questionnaire on their attitude and interest in science. Findings showed that participants overall had a positive attitude toward and a positive interest in science; neither the attitude nor the interest changed from pretest to posttest. Within grade, attitude toward science fell slightly during 6th grade but rose slightly during 8th grade. There were no differences in pretest or posttest scores by gender. Prior research suggests that during middle school, students' attitudes toward science and interest in science drop. An implication exists that the graduate student fellowship program had a positive influence on middle school students' attitudes and interests in science by maintaining a high interest in science and a positive attitude toward science. (Contains 11 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10