scholarly journals Bridging the Gap Between Science and Engineering for High School Students through an Innovative Biofuel Research Project

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Seay ◽  
Wesley Whipple
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Research Project

Service Learning Partnership Between University And School Students: Experiential Learning Inspired Through Community Research

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Nandan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Corporate Philanthropy ◽  
Community Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Community Based Research

This article describes a service learning project implemented jointly by undergraduate and high school students during summer.  The service learning project was designed through a Summer Research Institute hosted at a Midwestern University; the institute encouraged faculty to recruit undergraduate students who would partner with area high school students to conduct a community-based research project in their field of interest.  The article describes the partnership between students, as well as the experiential learning that occurred during: research topic identification, literature analysis, planning and implementing a mixed-methodology community-based research project, and during the qualitative and quantitative data analysis, by students.  Using a mosaic theory, the students inferred relationships between three apparently unrelated spheres of their research: challenges faced by youth in the community, financial health of social services for youth, and corporate philanthropy for youth services.  Recommendations for designing creative academic, experiential and service learning projects are offered for all educators. 

scholarly journals Percepciones y creencias sobre el estudio de la Filosofía de los estudiantes de la Educación Diversificada en Costa Rica / Perceptions and beliefs on the philosophy curriculum among costa rican Senior High School students

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Carvajal Villaplana
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Educational Personnel ◽  
Senior High School Students

<p>En 1998 se inicia el desarrollo de la investigación: "Situación de la enseñanza de la filosofía en la Educación Diversificada de Costa Rica", N° 743-99-298, en el Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas (INIF) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). El estudio se basó en una encuesta preparada para evaluar la enseñanza de la filosofía, a partir de la opinión y creencia de los estudiantes de la educación diversificada en Costa Rica que, en efecto, reciben filosofía. La encuesta evalúa cinco componentes: (a) Conocimiento del programa y objetivos del curso; (b) Percepción de la clase de filosofía; (c) Conocimiento de temas y autores; (d) Mediación pedagógica del personal docente y (e) Actitud hacia la filosofía. Para llevarla a cabo, esta encuesta se aplicó en el año 2002; se escogieron once regiones educativas del país y del total de regiones se entrevistaron a 543 estudiantes. En este trabajo se describen y analizan los principales resultados de esa encuesta.</p><p> </p><p>A research project on the teaching of philosophy in Costa Rica's senior high schools was began in 1998. It was registered at the Institute for Research in Philosophy, University of Costa Rica, as Project #743-99-298. The study is an evaluation of the teaching of philosophy, from the opinion and believes of the student in Costa Rica’s senior high schools. The survey evaluates five components:(a) Knowledge of the program and objectives of the course. (b) Perception of the philosophy classes. (c) Knowledge of topics and authors. (d) Pedagogic Mediation of the educational personnel and (e) Attitude toward the philosophy. The survey was applied in the year 2002. It is realized in eleven country’s educative regions. They interviewed to 543 students. In this paper the main results of the survey are described and analyzed.</p>

Computer-oriented Mathematics: An Eulerian Development for Pi: A Research Project for High School Students

1970 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 597-608
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Smithson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
History Of Mathematics ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Historical Materials ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mathematics Research

During a summer's study under the auspices of the National Science Foundation,1 our History of Mathematics class encountered a most interesting Eulerian problem in infinite series. The problem is exemplary of an abundance of wonderfully rich and exciting historical materials. Acquiring a background in the history of mathematics is important to the high school teacher, for it provides an invaluable source of problem materials with which to capture the imagination and intellectual energies of students. High school mathematics curricula have often been criticized for not providing students with the opportunity to experience the excitement and the deep creative satisfaction of original se]f directed mathematical research. It is hoped that the development that fo1lows provides an example of a viable mathematics research project for secondary school students.

Mobilemovie Project

2014 ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Aya Katagiri ◽  
Maria Letsiou ◽  
Bernadette Thomas
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Video Art ◽  
Art Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Tasks ◽  
Virtual Interaction ◽  
Different Parts

Mobilemovie project is a research project undertaken by three art teachers from three different parts of the world. During the 2013 - 2014 academic years, their high school students have been involved in producing video art. The art creation is the result of three-step teaching tasks derived from the students’ virtual interaction. In this visual essay the mobilemovie project is presented with photographs from outstanding mobilemovies that students produced. Furthermore, the three artist teachers provide contextual insight through descriptions and commentaries

Innovative Evaluation of Two Materials Science Education Enrichment Programs

2009 ◽  
Vol 1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Jonathan Steinberg ◽  
Shannon L. Greco ◽  
Kimberly Carroll
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM) is an NSF-funded Materials Science and Research Center (MRSEC) at Princeton. PCCM currently has four Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) and several seed projects. PCCM runs a variety of education outreach programs that include: Research Experience for Undergraduates, Research Experience for Teachers, Materials Camp for Teachers, Middle School Science and Engineering Expo (SEE) for 1200 students, and Princeton University Materials Academy (PUMA), for inner city high school students. In this paper we focus on new evaluation efforts for the PUMA and the Science and Engineering Expo. We will discuss first PUMA the SEE and elaborate on the new evaluation efforts for each program.Created in 2002 by PCCM, PUMA has an inquiry based materials science curriculum designed to work at the high school level. PUMA's activities are paired with an inquiry based evaluation of scientific ability and attitude change. An evaluation of high school students' ability to formulate scientific questions as a result of their participation in this summer program based was developed based on similar studies of college students questioning ability in inquiry learning environments. Created in 2004 by PCCM and partners in Molecular Biology, SEE is run once per year in the spring. It is a day dedicated to capturing the imaginations of young students through science demonstrations and direct interaction with materials scientists and engineers. 1000 middle school students from local schools come to Princeton University to interact with Princeton scientists and engineers and explore science with the help of demonstrations and hands-on activities. Throughout the day, they explore a wide range research from Princeton that is at the cutting edge of science and engineering to generate excitement about science and engineering. In addition to studying over 5000's student written essays we have constructed a pre and post test for student attitudes administered to over 500 students in 2009 to determine the impact of the SEE on students' attitudes about materials science and STEM fields. This large scale attitude assessment and student written statements help to establish the impact of this one day program.

scholarly journals Participation of High School Students in Authentic Science and Engineering Experiences with a University-Based Water Research Team

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1745
Author(s):  
Jawaher Alsultan ◽  
Michelle Henderson ◽  
Madison Rice ◽  
Xia Yang ◽  
Jordin Kahler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science And Engineering

The lack of readily available sources of potable water is major problem in many parts of the world. This project engaged high school (HS) students in authentic and meaningful science and engineering activities to teach them about the lack and poor quality of potable water in many regions and how they can be addressed through the use of point of use (POU) treatments, such as biosand filters (BSFs). The HS students’ activities paralleled those of USF students, including research question development and BSF design, construction, operation, and monitoring. An ethnographic approach was utilized by incorporating participant observation, collection and review of artifacts, and interviews. It was found that the project’s focus on the need to provide potable water in the developing world provided authenticity and meaningfulness to the HS students, which encouraged their participation in activities and the learning of science and engineering practices. The HS students reported an awareness of the differences between this project and their regular science classes. The project had a positive impact on their perceptions of themselves as scientists and their interest in STEM careers. The HS students’ results were useful to the university-based research. In addition, the USF students gained teaching experience while investigating research questions in a low-stakes environment.

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