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Students' Perceptions of the Long-Term Impact of Attending a "CSI Science Camp" by Yanowitz, Karen L.

“…A science summer camp is a popular type of informal science experience for youth. While there is no one model of a science camp, these experiences typically…”
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Erratum to: Students’ Perceptions of the Long-Term Impact of Attending a “CSI Science Camp” by Yanowitz, Karen L.

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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology by Phelan, Kevin D, Syed, Mohsin, Akhter, Noor, Huitt, Tiffany W, Snead, Gregory R, Thomas, Billy R, Yanowitz, Karen L

“…Increasing the diversity of students choosing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is an area of intense focus across the…”
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The Role of Gender in the Generation of Stalking Scripts by Yanowitz, Karen L., Yanowitz, Jennifer L.

“…The focus of this research was to examine the influence of gender on college students’ stalking scripts. One hundred fifty-four participants from a university…”
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Adults' Perceptions of Children's Science Abilities and Interest After Participating in a Family Science Night by Yanowitz, Karen L., Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L.

“…The goal of this research was to examine adults’ and children's perceptions of participating in a family science night event, especially in the context of…”
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Who Is Conducting Teacher Research? by Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L., Yanowitz, Karen L.

“…Few researchers have gone beyond case studies to examine characteristics of teachers who engage in research activities. Results from the authors' logistic…”
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Influence of gender and experience on college students' stalking schemas by Yanowitz, Karen L

“…Although stalking has been increasingly recognized as a serious social problem, surprisingly few studies have investigated perceptions of the specific…”
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Changes in student-centred assessment by postsecondary science and non-science faculty by Yanowitz, Karen L., Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L.

“…Although many appeals for reform include adopting more student-centred assessment, few studies have examined the postsecondary classroom. Using the 1993 and…”
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Do boys and girls act differently in the classroom? A content analysis of student characters in educational psychology textbooks by YANOWITZ, Karen L, WEATHERS, Kevin J

“…Previous research on gender stereotyping in textbooks has focused primarily on pictures used in texts. However, many textbooks also use scenarios, with…”
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Teachers’ beliefs about the effects of child abuse by Yanowitz, Karen L, Monte, Emmanuelle, Tribble, Jamie R

“…Objective: Teachers’ expectations about the effects of physical and emotional abuse on children’s classroom behaviors were examined in this study. Not only do…”
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Using Analogies to Improve Elementary School Students' Inferential Reasoning About Scientific Concepts by Yanowitz, Karen L.

“…Various scientific concepts were taught to students in the third through sixth grades. Some children were taught the concepts using instructional analogies…”
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Assessing Girls' Reactions to Science Workshops by Yanowitz, Karen L., Vanderpool, Staria S.

“…Many science education programs have recently been developed to increase girls' participation in science, however, few formal evaluations of these types of…”
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Using an analogy to model causal mechanisms in a complex text by CLEMENT, CATHERINE A., YANOWITZ, KAREN L.

“…Two experiments examined the role of analogy in the development of a situation model of a target passage. Specifically, we examined whether an analogous source…”
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Looking to the Future: Students' Evaluations of Generating Lifelines by Yanowitz, Karen L

“…Believes that there are benefits to having introductory psychology students generate a lifeline at the beginning of the course and again after they learn about…”
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The Effects of Similarity of Theme and Instantiation in Analogical Reasoning by Yanowitz, Karen L.

“…The influence of 2 types of structural similarity on analogical reasoning was examined. The theme of a story is a structural component that constrains other…”
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Transfer of Structure-Related and Arbitrary Information in Analogical Reasoning by YANOWITZ, KAREN L

“…In order to examine transfer of 2 types of information, participants in an experiment read analogical source and target stories. Throughout numerous…”
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The Role of Gender in the Generation of Stalking Scripts: Issues of Gender in Stalking Research by YANOWITZ, Karen L, YANOWITZ, Jennifer L

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Constraints on Accessing Abstract Source Information: Instantiation of Principles Facilitates Children's Analogical Transfer by Chen, Zhe, Yanowitz, Karen L, Daehler, Marvin W

“…An abstract principle provided as source information alone often fails to enhance analogical transfer. Two experiments were conducted to investigate the…”
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Do Boys and Girls Act Differently in the Classroom? A Content Analysis of Student Characters in Educational Psychology Textbooks1 by Yanowitz, Karen L, Weathers, Kevin J

“…Previous research on gender stereotyping in textbooks has focused primarily on pictures used in texts. However, many textbooks also use scenarios, with…”
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CSI: Creating Student (and Teacher) Investigators--Using Popular Culture in Professional Development by Yanowitz, Karen L, McKay, Tanja, Ross, C. Ann, Vanderpool, Staria S

“…The goal of this article is to present a description of a professional development program designed to immerse middle and high school teachers in an…”
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