The middle grades are a crucial time for girls in making decisions about how or if they want
to follow science trajectories. In this article, the authors report on how urban middle school …

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of gender on Junior
Secondary students' academic achievement in basic science using cooperative learning …

Since Western societies vigorously promote the development of scientific literate citizens as
an important task of schools, the lack of students' interest in science, or the under …

This study examines the process by which system thinking perceptions develop within the
context of a water cycle curriculum. Four junior high school students undergoing an …

The number of women studying STEM careers and pursuing graduate degrees has not
changed in the last decade (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2015; …

In this study, 120 tenth-grade students from 8 schools were examined to determine the
extent of their ability to perceive the human body as a system after completing the first stage …

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Buca ilçesindeki‹ lkö¤ retim okullar› nda 5. s› n› fa devam eden 5499 ö¤ renci …

Baykul, Y.(l990). İlkokul beşinci sınıftan lıse ve dengi okulların son sınıflarına kadar
matematik ve fen derslerine karşı tu—tumlarda görülen değişmeler ve öğrenci seçme …

This study investigated students' interpretation of diagrams representing the human
circulatory system. We conducted an interview study with three students aged 14–15 (Year …

This paper discusses importance of technology education and evidence of declining
performance of junior secondary school students in basic technology subject. Benefits of …