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Enrichment Program for the Ethnic Minority of Gifted and Talented Students in Science and Engineering
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Yoon, Jiyoon; Kim, Kyoung Jin; Koo, Katie – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
This study was to design and explore the effects of an enrichment program on the leadership, attitude, and motivation of ethnic minority gifted and talented students who want to be scientists and engineers in the future. Ten gifted and talented students participated in this study, Youth Science and Technology Leadership Camp (YSTLC). A leadership…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Minority Group Students, Academically Gifted, Science Education
How Do Preservice Teachers Conceptualize Giftedness? A Metaphor Analysis
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Olthouse, Jill – Roeper Review, 2014
One hundred twenty-four undergraduate education majors completed the phrase "a gifted student is ______ " using a metaphor and then explained their choice of metaphor. Qualitative metaphor analysis influenced by Dai's (2009) essential tensions determined that preservice teachers conceive of giftedness as rapid memorization of content…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Academically Gifted, Student Teacher Attitudes
Increase in Science Research Commitment in a Didactic and Laboratory-Based Program Targeted to Gifted Minority High-School Students
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Fraleigh-Lohrfink, Kimberly J.; Schneider, M. Victoria; Whittington, Dawayne; Feinberg, Andrew P. – Roeper Review, 2013
Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been a growing concern. Efforts to ameliorate this have often been directed at college-level enrichment. However, mentoring in the sciences at a high-school age level may have a greater impact on career choices. The Center Scholars…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Minority Group Students, Academically Gifted, High School Students
The Ideal Science Student: Exploring the Relationship of Students' Perceptions to Their Problem Solving Activity in a Robotics Context
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Sullivan, Florence; Lin, Xiadong – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of middle school students' perceptions of the ideal science student to their problem solving activity and conceptual understanding in the applied science area of robotics. Twenty-six 11 and 12 year-olds (22 boys) attending a summer camp for academically advanced students participated in the…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Statistical Analysis, Robotics, Problem Solving
College Plans of Maryland National Merit and National Achievement Semifinalists, 1982. Postsecondary Education Research Reports.
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1982
The college plans of 184 Maryland high school seniors who qualified as National Merit or National Achievement semifinalists were surveyed. Findings include the following: 58 percent of the semifinalists selected a private college and 18 percent chose a public college outside Maryland; 16 percent planned to attend Maryland public institutions, and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Choice, Enrollment Influences
College Plans of the 1985 Maryland National Merit and National Achievement Semifinalists. Postsecondary Education Research Reports.
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1985
The college plans of 167 Maryland high school seniors who qualified as National Merit or National Achievement semifinalists were surveyed. Findings include the following: of the semifinalists choosing out-of-state colleges, 58 percent selected private and about 22 percent selected public institutions; slightly less than 10 percent planned to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Choice, Enrollment Influences
Factors Contributing to the Postsecondary Enrollment Decisions of Maryland National Merit and National Achievement Semifinalists. ASHE 1984 Annual Meeting Paper.
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Keller, Michael J.; McKeown, Mary P. – 1984
Factors that 1983 National Merit and National Achievement Semifinalists in Maryland felt influenced their college choice were studied. The 143 survey respondents were asked to indicate how important 22 factors were in the selection of a college. The factors covered items dealing with the characteristics of the college, efforts by the institution…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Choice, Colleges, Decision Making