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Publication Date: 2007
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What Happens? Relationship of Age and Gender with Science Attitudes from Elementary to Middle School
Sorge, Carmen
Science Educator, v16 n2 p33-37 Fall 2007
This study examines the attitudes of 1008 students from rural New Mexico in elementary and middle schools from ages 9 through 14. A large decrease in science attitudes between the ages of 11 and 12 years, corresponding with the move from elementary to middle school was observed. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, Rural Schools, Meta Analysis, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Correlation, Science Instruction
National Science Education Leadership Association. P.O. Box 99381, Raleigh, NC 27624-9381. Tel: 919-848-8171; Fax: 919-848-0496; Web site: http://www.nsela.org/publications/publications4.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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