Teacher Opinions Concerning Science Projects and Science Fairs

Author Institution: Department of Education, Wesleyan UniversityA 20-question Likert scale and a brief questionnaire concerning science projects and science fairs were sent to approximately 600 randomly-selected high school science department chairpersons in Ohio. Slightly over 30% of the sample returned the survey. Respondents preferred having students do projects as individuals, although working in pairs was nearly as acceptable. Respondents strongly supported preservice training in structuring independent science research projects for students. A large majority of respondents felt that doing science research projects taught lessons that could not be duplicated by classroom instruction. A slight majority agreed that science projects are valuable, but that judging them in a science fair setting is counterproductive. At the same time, respondents said science fairs promote enthusiasm about science, give students experience in communication skills, and give students the opportunity to interact with other students interested in science. Respondents also indicated that science fairs were more appropriate at the junior high level than at the high school level, although a majority indicated that independent research projects are a more appropriate activity for high school students

A Case Study of an Online Science Fair- The International Cyberscience Expo 2000 (ICE2000)

The International CyberScience Expo 2000 is a project that promotes project-based, science learning by secondary students. The event was organized and held entirely online in a collaborative virtual learning environment called ScienceMOO. It was found that ScienceMOO had great advantages and disadvantages as a tool for organizing and staging synchronous online events involving large numbers of people. Scheduling of online, synchronous meetings between the students and judges was very challenging. However, when judges did manage to meet with students, many beneficial interactions resulted

Negotiating Community Values: The Franklin County Agricultural Society Premium Lists, 1844-1889

The creation of agricultural fairs was originally intended as a way to achieve agricultural and economic reform. Once they took shape, however, the meaning and impact of the fairs was shaped as much or more by those who attended the fairs as it was by the organizers

Faculty and staff newsletter.

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Criteria of excellence for science fair projects in physics and some characteristics of student winners

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DSC Dispatch, September 2012, Vol. 6

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Future Farmers of America incentives

This is a study of Future Farmer of America (FFA) incentives in the East Tennessee District of Vocational Agriculture. The purpose of the study embodied two elements which may be specifically stated as follows: (1) To determine ways contests and awards affected FFA members, teachers and others, (2) To determine the extent of FFA members affected and the extent advisors and others were affected by contests and awards. This study did not answer the question, what should the incentives be? It merely helped identify a few of the results of incentives as observed by the persons supplying the information. The results may, however, be helpful in redesigning parts of the FFA to serve better the school, members and awards

A study of the educational science fair concerning its purpose, organization, and value

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