Science and self-assessment: phrenological charts 1840-1940.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007087418000055
Abstract: This paper looks at phrenological charts as mediators of (pseudo-)scientific knowledge to individual clients who used them as a means of self-assessment. Phrenologists propagated the idea that the human mind could be categorized into different… read more here.
Keywords: science; individual clients; science self; assessment phrenological ... See more keywords
Science achievement within the United States: a view through affective and demographic lenses
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DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2018.1555455
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study investigated the predictive effects of science self-efficacy, value in learning science, science attitudes, gender, and race on science achievement, among United States middle school students utilising Trends in International Math and Science… read more here.
Keywords: science; self efficacy; science self; united states ... See more keywords
Is Psychological Science Self-Correcting? Citations Before and After Successful and Failed Replications
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DOI: 10.1177/17456916211072525
Abstract: In principle, successful replications should enhance the credibility of scientific findings, and failed replications should reduce credibility. Yet it is unknown how replication typically affects the influence of research. We analyzed the citation history of… read more here.
Keywords: science self; replication; psychological science; psychology ... See more keywords
Enhancing Diversity in Undergraduate Science: Self-Efficacy Drives Performance Gains with Active Learning
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DOI: 10.1187/cbe.16-12-0344
Abstract: An active-learning pedagogy increased all students’ science self-efficacy, but this increase led to improved academic performance only for underrepresented minority students—an improvement that eliminated the performance gap present in the traditional lecture semester. read more here.
Keywords: enhancing diversity; active learning; self efficacy; science self ... See more keywords
Redistributing Power in Community and Citizen Science: Effects on Youth Science Self-Efficacy and Interest
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DOI: 10.3390/su15118876
Abstract: Youth-focused community and citizen science (CCS) is increasingly used to promote science learning and to increase the accessibility of the tools of scientific research among historically marginalized and underserved communities. CCS projects are frequently categorized… read more here.
Keywords: science; science self; community citizen; power ... See more keywords