2011 Presentations
Kalkman, D.L., & DeFrates-Densch, N. (2011, April 8). Student engagement and autonomy during high school science instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Schmidt, J.A., & Shumow, L. (2011, April 10). Perceived competence and subjective experience of ninth graders vs. other high school students in science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Schmidt, J.A., Zaleski, D.J., Shumow, L., Ochoa-Angrino, S., & Hamidova, N. (2011, April 10). What are they really doing? A descriptive analysis of science teachers' instructional practices and verbal interactions with students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Smith MC., & Ochoa-Angrino, S. (2011, April 8). Reading in high school science: Teachers' instructional support and students' responses to in-class reading assignments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Strati, A.D. (2011, April 8). Exploring the role of teacher support and situational variables on high school students' academic engagement, success, and anxiety in science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
2010 Reports
Executive Summary (initial findings): 11/19/2009.
2010 Presentations
Strati, A.D., Kackar, H.Z., & Schmidt, J.A. (2010, August 5). The role of ethnicity and challenge in students' engagement and competence in high school science classrooms. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Kalkman, D.L., DeFrates-Densch, N., Smith, MC., & Ochoa-Angrino, S. (2010, May 2). Do high school students' experiences and perceptions of autonomy support during science instruction predict changes in their attitudes toward science? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Schmidt, J.A. (2010, March). Rocky beginnings: Comparing subjectie experience and motivational processes of younger vs. older adolescents in science class. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Philadelphia, PA.
Schmidt, J.A., Kackar, H.Z., & Strati, A.D. (2010, May 1). Do motivational processes 'work' differently for male and females students in science? Examining the role of situational factors and gender in motivational processes among high school science students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Schmidt, J.A., Strati, A.D., & Kackar, H.Z. (2010, March). Similar and different: Comparisons of males' and females' achievement, attitudes, interest, and experience in high school science. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Philadelphia, PA.
Shumow, L., Schmidt, J., & Darfler, A. (2010, May 1). Walking the talk? Exploring high school science teachers' beliefs and practices regarding gender and science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Shumow, L., & Lyutykh, L. (2010). Predictors and outcomes of parental involvement with students in high school science classes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
