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Activity Number:
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209
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #309405 |
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Title:
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Relationships Between Students' Science Achievement, Attitudes Toward Science, and Learning Through Inquiry
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Author(s):
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Man Hung*+
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Companies:
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University of Utah
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Address:
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161 University Village, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108,
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Keywords:
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science education ; SEM ; inquiry ; attitudes ; achievement ; TIMSS
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Abstract:
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With the overarching goal of improving scientific literacy for all, the emphasis on science achievement has been expanding all over the world. In this study, I seek to identify the relationships among learning through inquiry, attitudes toward science and students' science performance in the United States. Data for this study came from the Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003. Analyses conducted here mainly focused on the 8th graders' composite science scores in the achievement test and their relationships with the selected variables in the student questionnaire. There were a total of 8,912 8th graders participated in TIMSS 2003 in the United States. Based on prior research, a series of structural equation models were constructed and tested and their results were analyzed. Implications for future research were also discussed.
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