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Direct linkCooper, Elizabeth M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this research was to investigate factors that influence academic achievement in high school. This study gathered data directly from high school students themselves. This research study utilized a mixed-methods design by blending quantitative analysis from survey data and qualitative analysis from in-depth interviews. The data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, High School Students, Influences
Wharton, Nathaniel P. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this present action research study was to describe secondary students' feelings of self-efficacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through a curriculum linked to a science fair project, the teacher-researcher focused on student-participants' perceptions of perseverance and task completion linked to STEM…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Fairs, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedHilton, Jason; Canciello, Joseph – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2015
This article reports on original research into student perceptions of the implementation of an iPad-based English curriculum within a public secondary education setting. Building upon a theoretical foundation grounded in digital literacy and technology self-efficacy, this study captures the perceptions of male and female students who shed…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, English Instruction
Packer, Doreen L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To succeed in today's information-rich society, students must utilize technology effectively. Online tools present unique opportunities to create and share knowledge. It was unclear if the use of these tools impacted student motivation, since many teachers were not incorporating technology of interest into lessons. Another concern was the…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning, Student Motivation
Download full textBaber, Lorenzo D.; Pifer, Meghan J.; Colbeck, Carol; Furman, Tanya – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2010
Using a conceptual framework constructed around self-efficacy, this study explores specific recruitment programs that may contribute to the development of self-efficacy for students of color in the geosciences. This mixed methods study of geoscience education includes quantitative analysis of the Summer Experience in Earth and Mineral Science…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Instruction, Self Efficacy, Models
Moore, Debra; Tananis, Cynthia A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2009
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for International Studies is an intensive summer program designed to give talented high school students a challenging introduction to the study of international affairs. One focus of the evaluation seeks to understand the effect of the program on the students' perception of their knowledge concerning core issues.…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Student Attitudes, International Studies, High School Students
