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EVALUATION OF THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF A YEARLONG UNIVERSITY
HIGH SCHOOL LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ON STUDENTS’
INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE COURSEWORK
by
Terry Le
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF EDUCATION
December 2010
Copyright 2010 Terry Le
Object Description
| Title | Evaluation of the long term impact of a yearlong university high school laboratory research program on students’ interest in science and perceptions of science coursework |
| Author | Le, Terry |
| Author email | terryle@usc.edu; theterryle@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Education |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-09-28 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hirabayashi, Kimberly |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Maddox, Anthony Gaur, Seema |
| Abstract | Compared to other developed nations, America’s ranking continues to drop in math and science education. If America intends to develop a strong scientifically literate citizenry to fuel is technology driven economy, it must provide greater investments in effective STEM intervention programs for underrepresented students in secondary education. University research programs for high school students have shown positive effects in promoting scientific interest and among students. This focus of this study is the Science Technology and Research Program (STAR) that has existed for 20 years. The STAR Program is a partnership with USC and Francisco Bravo High School, a public high school in Los Angeles, offering students the opportunity to engage in a yearlong university laboratory research experience integrated into their curriculum. Using the responses from surveys submitted by former participants of the STAR Program, researchers found that participants developed significant interest in pursuing science and developing a stronger scientific literacy after leaving the program. Participants also report being well prepared for their science curriculum in college as a result of their experience in STAR. The program’s level of rigorousness was reported to be on par in comparison to other advanced science courses. The STAR Program is a proven model for promoting learning and interest in science and is a viable model to help increase, prepare, and retain the number of students entering post-secondary education with a STEM interest. |
| Keyword | STEM; inquiry based learning; science interest |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Coverage date | 1991/2009 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3485 |
| Rights | Le, Terry |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Le-4107 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Le-4107.pdf |
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| Full text | EVALUATION OF THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF A YEARLONG UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ON STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE COURSEWORK by Terry Le A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF EDUCATION December 2010 Copyright 2010 Terry Le |
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