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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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Published in:Science Education Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 440 - 443
Main Author: Jones, Kenneth J.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec1962
Subjects:
Science education
Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.)
Secondary education
Science students
High school students
Educational tests & measurements
Education
Braintree (Mass.)
Massachusetts
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Summary: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.