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Direct linkLandim, Claudio; FitzSimons, Gail E. – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
In 2005, the Brazilian Public Schools Math Olympics (OBMEP) was created by the Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada. Since then, around 18 million students from the sixth to the twelfth grades have taken part in the competition annually. In each year of the competition, 6500 medals are distributed to public school students. In the following…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Competition, Mathematics Education
Download full textMüller, Swantje; Pietzner, Verena Pietzner – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Creativity is an important skill that will increasingly play a role in the future professional sphere, not only in arts and crafts professions but also in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions. It is precisely in this field that new methods and products have to be constantly developed. Therefore, the promotion of high…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Competition, Science Activities
Stringer, Katie; Mace, Kevi; Clark, Tedra; Donahue, Tara – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2020
Background: Middle school students elected to participate in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) extracurricular programs (EPs). Researchers examined and compared science motivation, STEM career identity, and STEM college confidence among participants and non-participants. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Extracurricular Activities, Program Effectiveness, Student Motivation
Rolland, Amber D.; Smith, Patricia J. – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2017
"I don't know that many kids that have done coke, none that have tried crack, and only a few that have dropped acid. I can't even count all of the ones who've taken Adderall" (Stice). This statement made in an interview by a freshman art history major at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2007 effectively highlights a still…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Stimulants
Dabney, Katherine P.; Tai, Robert H.; Almarode, John T.; Miller-Friedmann, Jaimie L. L.; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M.; Hazari, Zahra – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2012
Spurred by concerns about an inadequately sized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce, there has been a growing interest in out-of-school time (OST) science activities as a means to foster STEM career interest. This study examines the association between OST science activities and STEM career interest in university…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Science Activities, Vocational Interests
