A STUDY OF THE DIMENSIONALITY OF THE SELECTION CRITERIA USED IN THE THAYER ACADEMY SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAM.

The article examines the dimensionality of the selection criteria used in the Thayer Academy's summer science program in Braintree, Massachusetts. The program includes two weeks of classes followed by an eight week guided laboratory apprenticeship with a research scientist. The article presents the...

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Publicado en:	Science Education Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 440 - 443
Autor principal:	Jones, Kenneth J.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Dec1962
Materias:	Science education Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.) Secondary education Science students High school students Educational tests & measurements Education Braintree (Mass.) Massachusetts
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Sumario:	The article examines the dimensionality of the selection criteria used in the Thayer Academy's summer science program in Braintree, Massachusetts. The program includes two weeks of classes followed by an eight week guided laboratory apprenticeship with a research scientist. The article presents the instruments used to select about one hundred students who are asked to come for an interview, including STEP Science, Cooperative Intermediate Algebra, the Otis Self Administering Test, high school science grades and high school math grades.