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Suzanne Trask; Erica D'Souza; Boyd Swinburn; Jacquie Bay – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2023
How do we support learning and teaching about complex issues? Researchers from the University of Auckland worked with 54 students and teachers from three Auckland secondary schools to evaluate health-science learning designed to investigate this question. The instructional strategies based on context familiarity, systems thinking, and narrative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Health Sciences, Perspective Taking
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Feon M. Smith; Sherron B. McKendall; Ann Chester; Bethany Hornbeck; Alan R. McKendall – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2018
To combat educational and health disparities, out-of-school-time (OST) STEM enrichment programs provide services to underserved youth to encourage them to pursue college and health careers. This article describes a study conducted to determine if the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) program participants who receive year-round…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Underserved Students, STEM Education
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Spain, Randall; Penilla, Carlos; Ozer, Elizabeth; Taylor, Robert; Ringstaff, Cathy; Lester, James – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic produced a dramatic nationwide shift in K-12 education from in-person classroom learning to remote online learning. This shift left teachers and parents facing the challenge of finding engaging online resources to motivate students to become deeply involved in science learning. The pandemic also left educators and…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Romine, William L.; Miller, Michele E.; Knese, Shawn A.; Folk, William R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Using the context of a 2-wk instructional unit focused on eye and vision health, we developed and validated a multilevel measure of middle school students' interest in science and health careers. This survey contained three subscales positioned differently with respect to curricular content. Interest in Vision Care was most related, but less…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Interests, Health Sciences, Career Development
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Peterman, Karen; Withy, Kelley; Boulay, Rachel – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
A common challenge in the evaluation of K-12 science education is identifying valid scales that are an appropriate fit for both a student's age and the educational outcomes of interest. Though many new scales have been validated in recent years, there is much to learn about the appropriate educational contexts and audiences for these measures.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Career Choice, Vocational Interests, Correlation
Gatz, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Middle school is a critical period in the cognitive and academic development of young women, and a time when their performance and interest in science may decline. After school programs play a key role in engaging youth in learning by providing opportunities to increase health and wellness, set goals, and strategize problem solving. Skills…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Females, After School Programs, Skill Development
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Boelter, Christina; Link, Tanja C.; Perry, Brea L.; Leukefeld, Carl – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2015
Middle school students from low-income and minority backgrounds (n = 166) were targeted to participate in a 2-year, intensive, hands-on science and technology intervention to increase their interest in biomedical and health sciences. Qualitative student responses collected during the 2nd year of participation revealed positive attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
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Houtz, Lynne E.; Kosoko-Lasaki, Omofolasade – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
Creighton University, a private Jesuit institution in the Midwest, included a Health Professions Partnership Initiative (HPPI) to increase the pool of qualified underrepresented minority applicants by identifying students early and encouraging their progress through elementary and middle school, high school, college, and professional schools.…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Private Colleges, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students