Where do beliefs about our ability to do science originate?

January 1, 2014 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections

Where do kids’ beliefs about their ability to do science originate? How do these self-efficacy beliefs relate to unspoken theories about whether scientific ability is fixed or fluid? Researchers set out to answer these questions in a study of 1,225 middle and high school students.

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Josh Gutwill

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Resource Type: Research Brief

Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM

Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Public Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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