Evaluating the impact of science-enrichment programs on adolescents' science motivation and confidence: The splashdown effect

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayne E. Stake ◽  
Kenneth R. Mares
Keyword(s):  
Enrichment Programs ◽  
Science Motivation ◽  
Motivation And Confidence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Science Enrichment

scholarly journals “Developing Capabilities”. Inclusive Extracurricular Enrichment Programs to Improve the Well-Being of Gifted Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana María Casino-García ◽  
María José Llopis-Bueno ◽  
María Gloria Gómez-Vivo ◽  
Amparo Juan-Grau ◽  
Tamar Shuali-Trachtenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gifted Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
Enrichment Programs ◽  
School Year ◽  
Enrichment Program ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The Impact

The educational inclusion of gifted students requires not only equity but also emotional accessibility and social participation. However, different studies indicate that gifted students constitute a vulnerable group (for example, the incidence of bullying is higher). Psychosocial variables are determinants for the development and expression of giftedness, particularly during adolescence. This study analyzes the impact of an inclusive extracurricular enrichment program for gifted secondary school students on the well-being of adolescents. The program was based on the enrichment model of Renzulli and Reis (2016). The objective was to develop a cluster to facilitate high-achieving learning in collaboration with teachers, administrators, and guidance counselors from their schools as well as university professors and students that would address their emotions and socialization across the board and benefit or involve their peers in their regular classrooms. The intervention took place over two years: eight sessions, one afternoon per week, for five months during each school year. The sample consisted of 47 students from the first and second years of compulsory secondary education (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria - ESO) (age, mean (M) = 12.57, standard deviation (SD) = 0.82) during the first year and 27 students from the first, second, and third years of ESO (age, M = 13.48, SD = 0.94) during the second year; 61.4% were girls. Participants completed a questionnaire before (T1) and (T3) and after (T2) and (T4) each intervention. The results show better outcomes for psychological and subjective well-being, more positive moods, and a significant reduction in school fears. The results from this study indicate the importance of educational screening and support for gifted students to promote their well-being through collaborative enrichment activities.

The physical activity counselling (PAC) randomized controlled trial: rationale, methods, and interventions

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1170-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle S. Fortier ◽  
William Hogg ◽  
Tracey L. O’Sullivan ◽  
Christopher Blanchard ◽  
Robert D. Reid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Physical Activity Counselling ◽  
Metabolic Outcomes ◽  
Motivation And Confidence ◽  
The Impact

Primary care is a promising venue to build patient motivation and confidence to increase physical activity (PA). Physician PA counselling has demonstrated some success; however, maintenance of behaviour change appears to require more intensive interventions. In reality, most physicians do not have the necessary training nor the time for this type of counselling. The purpose of this paper is to outline the rationale, methods, and interventions for the ongoing physical activity counselling (PAC) randomized controlled trial (RCT), which aims to assess the impact of integrating a PA counsellor into a primary care practice. This RCT has 2 arms: (i) brief PA counselling (2–4 min) from a health care provider and (ii) brief PA counselling + intensive PA counselling from a PA counsellor (3 months). The impact of this intervention is being evaluated using the comprehensive RE-AIM framework. One hundred twenty insufficiently active adult patients, aged 18 to 69 y and recruited during regular primary care visits have been randomized. Dependent measures include psychological mediators, PA participation, quality of life, and physical and metabolic outcomes. The PAC project represents an innovative, theoretically-based approach to promoting PA in primary care, focusing on psychological mediators of change. We anticipate that key lessons from this study will be useful for shaping future public health interventions, theories, and research.

scholarly journals The colours of the Higgs boson: a study in creativity and science motivation among high-school students in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelos N. Alexopoulos ◽  
Pierluigi Paolucci ◽  
Sofoklis A. Sotiriou ◽  
Franz X. Bogner ◽  
Tommaso Dorigo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science Career ◽  
Science Motivation ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWith the increasing shift from STEM to STEAM education, arts-based approaches to science teaching and learning are considered promising for aligning school science curricula with the development of twenty-first century skills, including creativity. Yet the impact of STEAM practices on student creativity and specifically on how the latter is associated with science learning outcomes have thus far received scarce empirical support. This paper contributes to this line of research by reporting on a two-wave quantitative study that examines the effect of a long-term STEAM intervention on two cognitive processes associated with creativity (act, flow) and their interrelationships with intrinsic and extrinsic components of science motivation. Using pre- and post-survey data from 175 high-school students in Italy, results show an overall positive effect of the intervention both on the act subscale of creativity and science career motivation, whereas a negative effect is found on self-efficacy. Gender differences in the above effects are also observed. Further, results provide support for the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between creativity and science career motivation. Implications for the design of STEAM learning environments are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of a Mathematics Enhancement Programme on Jamaican Students’ Attainment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 516
Author(s):  
Shandelene Khadine Kedisha Binns-Thompson ◽  
Garry Hornby ◽  
David Burghes
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Large Effect Size ◽  
Enrichment Programs ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Mathematics Standards ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Grade One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First World

Underperformance in mathematics has been an issue that plagues the education system in Jamaica. Studies in first world countries have shown that enrichment programs, including Mathematics Enhancement Programmes (MEPs,) have been positively impacting attainment in mathematics. This quasi-experimental research design study investigated the impact of an MEP on Jamaican students’ attainment in mathematics. A sample of seven grade one classes from two primary schools in representative areas in Jamaica were selected for the intervention group. The treatment involved teaching the Jamaican grade one mathematics standards using the MEP resources for nine months. A statistically significant improvement and large effect size of the intervention was found, indicating that the MEP had a substantial impact on students’ achievement and attitudes towards mathematics. This study has implications for designing enrichment programs geared at addressing mathematics underperformance in Jamaica and in similar countries.

scholarly journals ICT Experiences in Two Different Middle Eastern Universities

10.28945/3036 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Tubaishat ◽  
Arif Bhatti ◽  
Eyas El-Qawasmeh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Religious Reasons ◽  
Motivation And Confidence ◽  
The Impact

This research explores the impact of technology and culture on higher education in two Arab countries. In western countries where higher education is common, individuals regardless of their gender can meet, communicate, and collaborate at anytime at any place of their choice. This may not be true in Arab countries due to the social, cultural, and religious reasons. We argue that adoption of technology could provide a comparable learning environment to students in these countries. We present results of a case study based on surveys conducted in two universities, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in Jordan and Zayed University (ZU) in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Survey results show that adoption of technology has (a) improved the motivation and confidence level of students, (b) improved their communication and technical skills, (c) encouraged students to collaborate using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools, and (d) allowed students to be more independent. These improvements would not have been possible without technology in a gender-segregated society.

scholarly journals Effects of Enclosure and Environmental Enrichment on the Behaviour of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-173
Author(s):  
Daan W. Laméris ◽  
Jonas Verspeek ◽  
Arno Depoortere ◽  
Lise Plessers ◽  
Marina Salas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Enrichment Programs ◽  
Outdoor Enclosure ◽  
Human Care ◽  
Behaviour Changes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Environmental enrichment is widely used to improve the quality of life of animals under human care. To successfully implement enrichment programs, it is important to evaluate their effect in different enclosure types since housing conditions may change depending on external factors, such as husbandry, management, or seasonal variation. This study investigates how ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) behaviour changes with the availability of enrichment items and the type of enclosure the animals are housed in. Through observations, we compared the behaviour of the lemurs in an indoor and outdoor enclosure, both without and with enrichment items. Although we observed enrichment effects, we found that enclosure type had a bigger effect on the lemurs’ behaviour. Additionally, behavioural changes induced by enrichment items differed between indoor and outdoor enclosures. These results indicate that the effectiveness of enrichment items may depend on the enclosure in which they are provided and consequently suggest that the impact of these programs should not be generalised over enclosure types. This highlights that the evaluation of environmental enrichment programs remains important when optimising zoo animal welfare.

Cognitive Enhancements of Readiness for Corrections-Based Treatment for Drug Abuse

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON BLANKENSHIP ◽  
DONALD F. DANSEREAU ◽  
D. DWAYNE SIMPSON
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Residential Program ◽  
Treatment Readiness ◽  
Motivational Readiness ◽  
Engagement Strategies ◽  
Education Group ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Motivation And Confidence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive

Motivational readiness for engaging in drug treatment is a common problem for probationers mandated to criminal justice programs, particularly for those with limited educational experience. This study presents initial findings on the impact of a new four-session treatment readiness program that includes an array of cognitive engagement strategies. Probationers in a 4-month mandated residential program were randomly assigned to receive a standard (n = 244) or enhanced treatment readiness program (n = 249). The enhanced program was given favorable overall ratings, and the low education group in this condition rated their midterm improvements in motivation and confidence as being higher than did the group receiving the standard program.

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