Interest, Mindsets and Engagement: Longitudinal Relations in Science Orientations for Adolescents in Informal Science Programs.
Adolescence
Informal science learning
Science engagement
Science growth mindset
Science interest
Journal
Journal of youth and adolescence
ISSN: 1573-6601
Titre abrégé: J Youth Adolesc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0333507
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
received:
25
08
2022
accepted:
13
01
2023
pubmed:
7
2
2023
medline:
23
3
2023
entrez:
6
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Little is known about the factors that influence engagement for adolescents participating in informal youth science programs. This study examined longitudinal reciprocal associations between adolescents' science engagement, interest, and growth mindset. Participants were adolescents (M
Identifiants
pubmed: 36746824
doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01734-5
pii: 10.1007/s10964-023-01734-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1088-1099Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 206259/Z/17/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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