General-track students reported significantly lower initial interest in science than science-track students, with no difference in interest gain¶

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q3 i? General-track students' interest in science was significantly lower than science-track students' prior to the intervention, but no difference was found regarding their gain in interest. → Annelies Raes 2013

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Annelies Raes 2013¶

Annelies Raes, Tammy Schellens, and Bram De Wever. (2013). Web-based Collaborative Inquiry to Bridge Gaps in Secondary Science Education. Journal of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2013.836656

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Multilevel Model 1 results for interest in science. The General Track coefficient on pretest interest was −0.57 (p < .001) and General Track × Gain in Interest was 0.01 (not significant).

"Regarding the general-track students compared to the science-track students, there was only a significant main effect on interest prior to the intervention, which means that general-track students' interest in science was significantly lower than that of science-track students; no difference was found regarding their gain in interest."

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