The Perceptions of High School Honor Students on the Academic Skills Needed to Succeed in College Science Classes

dc.creator	Peter KIRIAKIDIS
dc.creator	Paul BARBER
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:25:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:25:52Z
dc.identifier	2066-7329
dc.identifier	2067-9270
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/872055ac5d4c4f46b3630439eb471c48
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30235
dc.description	High school honor graduates at a rural high school in the Southeastern United States of America have not been as prepared for college science classes. At the research site, which is located in one rural high school, honor graduates have been experiencing difficulties with their freshman college science classes although these students were honors students in their high school science classes. The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of high school honor students on the academic skills needed to succeed in college science classes. This qualitative case study was grounded in the brain-based theory of Caine and Caine. Twenty high school honor students participated in semi-structured face-to-face interviews and one theme emerged from the interview transcripts. The findings revealed that the most important academic skills for success in college science classes were problem solving, critical thinking, and how to study effectively skills. The implications of these findings for high school honor students are that the focus of the high school curricula should on the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and study skills.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Romanian
dc.publisher	Lumen
dc.relation	http://revistaromaneasca.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/The-Perceptions-of-High.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2066-7329
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2067-9270
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, Vol 3, Iss 7, Pp 165-184 (2011)
dc.subject	school district
dc.subject	high school honor graduates
dc.subject	high school
dc.subject	science classes
dc.subject	college level
dc.subject	freshman college science classes
dc.subject	preparation of high school honor graduates
dc.subject	entering college
dc.subject	teachers and administrators
dc.subject	effectively prepare honor students for college science classes
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Perceptions of High School Honor Students on the Academic Skills Needed to Succeed in College Science Classes
dc.type	article