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Peer reviewedChristie, Wendy – Educational Forum, 1995
The Parnassus Program at an Australian school matches gifted students with mentors who guide them in conducting subject-oriented projects and help them learn research techniques and data interpretation. Students acquire specialized skills and increase self-confidence and sense of responsibility. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Mentors, Secondary Education
Shoring, Nola – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2000
The Creativity in Science and Technology (CREST) award program is a national program designed to encourage secondary students to conduct their own experimental project in science and/or technology. Reports on a national evaluation of the CREST program which concludes that CREST is a useful method of incorporating scientific investigations into the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Sciences
Peer reviewedWilliamson, Kirsty – Australian Journal of Education, 1995
A study investigated the independent study and research skills of Year 11 secondary students (n=460) and the research and study skills instruction by teachers (n=54) in the Australian studies component of the Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) curriculum. Results found many students not competent in using resources independently and few…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
