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ERIC Number: EJ372023
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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The Motivation to Experiment: A Study of Gifted Adolescents' Attitudes toward Scientific Research.
Subotnik, Rena F.
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v11 n3 p19-35 Spr 1988
Questionnaires completed by 146 Westinghouse Science Talent Search winners identified curiosity as their primary research impetus. Females reported more concern with social impacts of scientific research, less variability in self-image as scientists, and a greater tendency to credit hard work and dedication (versus intelligence/creativity) for success than did males. (Author/VW
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Curiosity, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Scientific Research, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Social Responsibility, Student Motivation, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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