Effects of Summer Academic Programs in Middle School on High School Test Scores, Course-Taking, and College Major

Autor/inn/en	Li, Yan; Alfeld, Corinne; Kennedy, Rebecca Prince; Putallaz, Martha
Titel	Effects of Summer Academic Programs in Middle School on High School Test Scores, Course-Taking, and College Major
Quelle	In: Journal of Advanced Academics, 20 (2009) 3, S.404-436 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-202X
Schlagwörter	Majors (Students); Summer Programs; Talent; Educational Attainment; Talent Identification; Academic Achievement; Science Instruction; Middle School Students; High School Students; Tests; Scores; Mathematics Instruction; Advanced Placement; Doctoral Degrees; Program Effectiveness; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Begabtenanalyse; Talentsuche; Schulleistung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad
Abstract	Through their participation in a seventh-grade talent search in 1996-1997, students qualified to attend a summer program at Duke University's Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP). of the North Carolina students in this group, some attended at least one summer program in middle school and others had qualified for but did not attend a summer program at Duke TIP. The two groups did not differ significantly on gender, parent education level, or ethnicity. Some positive effects of Duke TIP summer programs were found on later academic achievement and educational choices using both standardized objective measures and self-reports of high school and college academic experiences. We found that students who participated in a Duke TIP math program in middle school did indeed take more AP math courses in high school, but there were no effects for other types of advanced math classes or for any other subjects. Additionally, compared to Search only students, students who took a math/science course at Duke TIP were more likely to major in math/science in college. More Duke TIP students than Search only students aspired to earn a doctorate. Anecdotally, we also have heard from many former Duke TIP participants how much Duke TIP has affected their lives, and it is noteworthy that we are now able to empirically document some of these effects. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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