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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"interest development"”.
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Vocational interest development from adolescence to adulthood: a meta-analysis on mean-level change
Interests are among the most widely applied individual difference constructs in education and psychology. Despite their widespread usage, it is not known whether vocational interests undergo mean-level changes with age. If interests do change, in what direction? And do changes vary across age, …
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Broadening Participation of Girls in Computing: An Integrated Approach to Supporting Interest in CS
… by domain-specific theoretical models of interest development in CS. Prior research suggests that supporting interest involves multiple interacting factors; therefore, using an integrated approach may be more effective than treating each factor in isolation. Additionally, these …
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"Needless parallels" : the visual aesthetic of language in the art and poetry of the Arensberg salon
… and The Blind Man that helped stimulate the interest, development and experimentation of the visual aesthetic of words by the artists and poets in the Arensberg salon.
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The impacts of a science-based videogame intervention on interest in stem for adolescent learners
Interest development is a topic that has fascinated and puzzled educators since the 20th century. Despite decades of research and important advances in the field, questions remain about interest and its relationship to learning. In particular, given the pervasiveness of technology in our daily …
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Identifying Gifted Students in Science
… school, teachers and parents can foster their interest, increasing the students’ knowledge, value, and affect as well as their willingness to re-engage science (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002; Gottfried & Gottfried, 1996; Häussler 1987; Neber & Schommer-Aikins, 2002; Osborne, 2003; Schunk, Pintrich, & …
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Reframing AgriCULTURAL Experiences, Narratives, and Careers for African American Youth: A Study of Community-based Programs Leaders' Motivations and Educational Space
… on African American youth perceptions and interest to pursue careers in agriculture and STEM. However, literature also explained the role of agricultural programs in STEM and agricultural literacy. In one paper, Social Cognitive Career Theory was used to frame the career interest …
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Time will tell: a longitudinal examination of interest congruence with educational and work environments
… study is a within-person test of changes in interest congruence in two Icelandic samples that allowed for an examination of whether or not fit improves over time and the drivers of fit change. Several methods were used to capture interest congruence over time: growth models of profile …
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Exploring the role of late-occurring nonspecific retroactive interference and interest on recall
… psychology domain of motivated learning through interest development. This enabled the exploration of factors which may affect NRI based forgetting, including wakeful rest, mind wandering (MW), and various forms of interest. Verbal memory was tested within a short-term (five-minute retention …
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Factors That Influence Student-Athlete Academic Major Selection
… Skills, Inspirational Influences, Engaged Career Development, and Life Goals/Aspirations/Personal Interests, Disengaged Career Development, and Career Interest Development. Recommendations for this study are to develop a workshop for coaches to build a balanced academic and sport success coaching …
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"Peru's ""Gastronomic Boom"": critical perspectives on elite gastronomy and social food justice"
… Boom” in Peru—a seemingly sudden surge in interest, development, marketing, and exportation of gourmet Peruvian cuisine. I examine this process looking at productions from the top and bottom of the social hierarchy in Peru. For perspectives from the top, I describe and critique the …
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Interests, personality, and career success: Two longitudinal studies
… differ in their personality and vocational interests with substantial consequences for major life outcomes. This dissertation includes two studies that examine personality and interest development from adolescence to young adulthood. Study one examined three types of continuity and change in …
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Design and development of Brush-Arm Star Polymers for applications in drug delivery
… disease is a major area of research effort and interest; development of new technologies could overcome limitations of current medicines, and provide new treatment modalities that improve patient outcomes. In cancer, small molecule chemotherapeutics often suffer from lack of selectivity, poor …
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Examining and Supporting Domain Identification and Student Interest in First Year College Students
… to their major. Domain identification (DI) and interest are two constructs that could be particularly useful to researchers and practitioners examining the first year experiences of college students within their prospective major. This dissertation examines how first year college students and …
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Cracked skulls and social liability : relating helmet safety messages to motorcycle riders
… cues identified importance in the process of interest development in motorcycle riding, search for information regarding motorcycle riding, response to danger within the motorcycle riding experience, and attitude toward protection messages. Narratives specific to danger, or experiences of …
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Adaptive optics stimulated emission depletion microscope for thick sample imaging
… diffraction. Thankfully, due to the very strong interest, development of fluorescent microscopy techniques is very intense, with novel solutions surfacing repeatedly. The major breakthrough came with the appearance of super-resolution microscopy techniques, enabling imaging well below the …
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Exploring Giftedness: Implementing and Re-designing a Schoolwide Enrichment Model
… identification of needs to promote talent development versus external specialists identifying gifted children through IQ testing. The study claims how IQ testing creates a counterproductive divide and does not consider the learning context of the individual in the classroom. • Evidence …
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Development of a Teacher Identification Form of Student Interest in Mathematics
… a modest positive correlation between student interest and achievement in math (Koller, Baumert, & Schnabel, 2001; Schiefele, Krapp, & Winteler, 1992). Being able to identify students with high levels of interest in math may allow educators to provide advanced instruction to such students. …
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Exploring affordable housing finance for emerging developers in South Africa
… well as the challenges encountered by lenders (Development Finance Institutions [DFIs]) when financing emerging developers. The study employed a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews with participants. The interview responses were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings …