ERIC Number: EJ1081939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Dec
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
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The Costa Rica GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Project as a Learning Science Environment
Castro Rojas, María Dolores; Zuñiga, Ana Lourdes Acuña; Ugalde, Emmanuel Fonseca
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v24 n6 p721-734 Dec 2015
GLOBE is a global educational program for elementary and high school levels, and its main purpose in Costa Rica is to develop scientific thinking and interest for science in high school students through hydrology research projects that allow them to relate science with environmental issues in their communities. Youth between 12 and 17 years old from public schools participate in science clubs outside of their regular school schedule. A comparison study was performed between different groups, in order to assess GLOBE's applicability as a learning science atmosphere and the motivation and interest it generates in students toward science. Internationally applied scales were used as tools for measuring such indicators, adapted to the Costa Rican context. The results provide evidence statistically significant that the students perceive the GLOBE atmosphere as an enriched environment for science learning in comparison with the traditional science class. Moreover, students feel more confident, motivated and interested in science than their peers who do not participate in the project. However, the results were not statistically significant in this last respect.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Public Schools, Clubs, Science Activities, Youth Programs, Program Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Science Interests, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Educational Indicators, Statistical Significance, Evidence, Student Attitudes, Self Esteem, Student Participation, Student Research, Research Projects, Earth Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Costa Rica
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