Impact of the 2016 Global Space Balloon Challenge on student attitudes towards science and their perceptions of how science is conducted

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dc.contributor.authorMisner, Andrea
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePozzer, Lilian (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeTamtik, Merli (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMcMillan, Barbara (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-11T20:46:31Z
dc.date.available2019-01-11T20:46:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-11en_US
dc.date.submitted2019-01-11T17:11:30Zen
dc.degree.disciplineEducationen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a qualitative case study of Maples Collegiate high school students who participated in the 2016 Global Space Balloon Challenge (GSBC). The case study explored the impact of the GSBC on students’ attitude towards science and understanding of how science is conducted. The literature review showed there is little research on STEM-based learning projects at the high school level and the impact of these activities on students’ views of science. The findings suggest the four students interviewed experienced a positive impact on their attitude towards science and understanding of how science is carried out in the scientific community. Limitations to the research include the number of participants and all four participating students having a positive predisposition to science. This opens the door for future research into how other STEM-based learning activities impact students’ views of science particularly when students do not have an interest in science.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33714
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectSTEM-based learningen_US
dc.subjectsecondary educationen_US
dc.subjectout of school time programsen_US
dc.subjectattitude to scienceen_US
dc.subjectGlobal Space Balloon Challengeen_US
dc.titleImpact of the 2016 Global Space Balloon Challenge on student attitudes towards science and their perceptions of how science is conducteden_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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