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Concept Formation; Lesson Plans; Light; Misconceptions; Science Activities; Science Instruction; Science Process Skills; Secondary Education

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Presents an activity that investigates the reflections on a mirror. Focuses on the relationship between a person's height and the mirror's height. (YDS)

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Academic Achievement; At Risk Persons; Chemistry; Educational Diagnosis; Higher Education; Science Education; Testing; Undergraduate Study

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Develops a sensitive and specific pre-semester assessment for students enrolled in general chemistry for science majors that would identify students at risk for failing the course. The student pre-semester assessment (SPSA) predicted 40.8% of the students who went on to fail first-semester general chemistry. It was a better predictor of at-risk students than the Toledo exam (27.7%), SAT (16.8%), or predicted grade point index (PGI) (29.4%). (Author/MM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Chemistry; Curriculum Development; Educational Strategies; Higher Education; Inquiry; Laboratories; Lecture Method; Science Education

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Reports on a project designed to develop an inquiry-based approach to curriculum and instruction in a general chemistry course. Reports that a major objective, met in various ways, was to develop a laboratory curriculum that meshes intimately with lecture. (Author/MM)

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Attitudes; Block Scheduling; Conference Papers; Elementary Secondary Education; Environmental Education; Evaluation; Faculty Development; Inquiry; Mathematics Education; Preservice Teachers; Science Activities; Science Instruction; Scientific Principles; Self Efficacy; Teacher Education; Technology

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This document contains the proceedings of the 2002 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science which was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, January 10-13, 2002. Papers include: (1) "Teaching Science Methods Courses with Web-Enhanced Activities" (Alec M. Bodzin); (2) "How Is Your Lawnmower Working? Understanding Scientific Inquiry through Metaphors" (William S. Harwood, Rebecca R. Reiff, and Teddie Phillipson); (3) "Teacher Explanations for Discourse Variations in Elementary Science Methods" (William J. Newman Jr., Paula D. Hubbard, and Sandra K. Abell); (4) "Strategies Enabling Teachers to Critically Analyze Learning and Teaching" (Donna R. Sterling); (5) "A Quantitative Comparison of Instruction Format of Undergraduate Introductory Level Content Biology Courses: Traditional Lecture Approach vs. Inquiry Based for Education Majors" (Jennifer L. Willden, David T. Crowther, Alan A. Gubanich, and John R. Cannon); (6) "Examining the Influence of a Graduate Teaching Fellows Program on Teachers in Grades 7-12" (Stephen L. Thompson, Vicki Metzgar, Angelo Collins, Melvin D. Joeston, and Virginia Shepherd); (7) "Preservice Secondary Science Teacher Apprenticeship Experience with Scientists" (Sherri L. Brown, Kim Bolton, Nancy Chadwell, and Claudia T. Melear); (8) "Views of Science Teachers One-Three Years After a Pre-Service Inquiry-Based Research Course" (Leslie Suters, Claudia T. Melear, and Leslie G. Hickok); (9) "Evaluation of a Model for Supporting the Development of Elementary School Teachers' Science Content Knowledge" (Alicia C. Alonzo); (10) "Impacts of Contextual and Explicit Instruction on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Understandings of the Nature of Science" (Juanita Jo Matkins, Randy Bell, Karen Irving, Rebecca McNall); (11) "An Extended Examination of Preservice Elementary Teachers' Science Teaching Self- Efficacy" (Patricia D. Morrell and James B. Carroll); (12) "Science, Creationism and Religion: Responses from the Clergy" (Alan Colburn, Laura Henriques, and Michael Clough); (13) "A Card Sorting Task To Elicit Science Teaching Orientations" (Patricia J. Friedrichsen and Thomas M. Dana); (14) "Managing Student/Teacher Co-Construction of Visualizable Models in Large Group Discussion" (John Clement); (15) "Voices in a Reservation School: A Sonata-Form Narrative from a Professor and a Dakota Pre-Service Teacher about Their Professional and Practical Knowledge Teaching Science in Culturally Responsive Ways" (Jo Anne Ollerenshaw and Delberta Lyons); (16) "Discrepant Questioning as a Tool To Build Complex Mental Models of Respiration" (Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez and Maria C. Nunez-Oviedo); (17) "The Influence of a Philosophy of Science Course on Preservice Secondary Science Teachers' View of Nature of Science" (Fouad Abd-El-Khalick); (18) "Developing an Authentic Language for a Web-Searchable, Hypermedia Teacher-Education Database" (E. Barbara Klemm); (19) "Professional Development Models: A Comparison of Duration and Effect" (David T. Crowther and John R. Cannon); and (20) "Chemistry Students' Challenges in Using MBLs in Science Laboratories" (Hakan Yavuz Atar). (MVL) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Achievement; Chemistry; Course Descriptions; Higher Education; Instructional Innovation; Science Education

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Describes Operation CHEM1251, an on-going project designed to implement a standards-based approach to instruction in the general chemistry curriculum at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Results indicate that this is the first time in five years that any day-time first semester general chemistry course section scored significantly higher than other concurrent sections on both departmental exams and the American Chemical Society's (ACS) nationally standardized end-of-semester exam. (Author/MM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Inquiry; Interdisciplinary Approach; Learning Experience; Middle Schools; Problem Solving; Science Activities; Science and Society; Science Instruction; Secondary Education

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Presents the activity of building a cotton-ball catapult collaboratively. Uses available spare parts and stimulates students to use their knowledge, skills, and past experiences. (YDS)

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Educational Change; Elementary Education; Faculty Development; Mathematics Teachers; Science Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Leadership

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Reform in science education not only focuses on student learning but also on the changing role that teachers play in the reform movement. This change involves teachers assuming new leadership roles in both their classrooms and schools. The leadership role involves teachers bringing about school-wide change by involving their school colleagues in the decision-making process and empowering them to be the initiators, instead of the receivers of change. Professional development is integral in the preparation of teacher leaders involved in change. The FIRST Project was a statewide professional development program designed to develop a cadre of elementary science and mathematics teacher leaders in North Carolina. This chapter describes the elements of the 15 professional development programs that the teacher leaders found helpful when implementing their new leadership role in the school. The elements identified by the teacher leaders are embodied in three categories termed Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy, Delivery of Professional Development, and Leadership Skill Development. (Contains 35 references.) (Author/MVL) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Attitudes; Block Scheduling; Conference Papers; Elementary Secondary Education; Environmental Education; Evaluation; Inquiry; Mathematics Education; Preservice Teachers; Professional Development; Science Activities; Science Instruction; Scientific Principles; Self Efficacy; Teacher Education; Technology

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This document contains the proceedings of the 2001 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science which was held in Costa Mesa, California, January 18-21, 2001. Papers include: (1) "An Elementary Preservice Teacher's Search for Solutions about the Evolution-Divine Creation Question: The Story of Tracy" (Larry D. Yore and Tracey Knopp); (2) "Stars: Evaluating the Use of Video Technology for Modelling Science Process Skills" (Kenneth P. King and Thomas E. Thompson); (3) "Site-Based Professional Development: Learning Cycle and Technology Integration" (Brian L. Gerber, Andrew J. Brovey, and Catherine B. Price); (4) "Professional Development as Inquiry: The Role of Formative Assessment in Professional Development" (Doris Ash, Karen Levitt, and Lin Tucker); (5) "A Comparative Analysis of Science Teacher Education in Global Communities" (Pamela Fraser-Abder); (6) "Infusing Technology to Enhance Science Lessons: Prospective Teachers as Action Researchers Learning to Teach for Conceptual Change" (M. Randall Spaid); (7) "Professional Development for Elementary School Teachers Working with Science Learning Outcomes" (Ken Appleton and Allan Harrison); (8) "Views of Nature of Science Questionnaire (VNOS): Toward Valid and Meaningful Assessment of Learners' Conceptions of Nature of Science (Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Norm G. Lederman, Randy L. Bell, and Renee S. Schwartz); (9) "Thinking Reflectively Rather Than Reflexively: A Theoretical Framework for Portfolio Development in Teacher Education" (Christopher Andersen); (10) "Prospective Elementary Teachers' Use of an Online Communicative Tool: Implications for the Use of Technology in Science Teaching Preparation" (Lucy Avraamidou and Barbara Crawford); (11) "Inquiry-Based Research Published in 'I Wonder': The Journal for Elementary School Scientists (1999-2000)" (Michael E. Beeth and Tracy Huziak); (12) "Pre-Service Science and Mathematics Teachers as Cultural Agents: A Transformative Study" (Carolyn Butcher and Gilbert Valadez); (13) "Increased Science Achievement for Adolescent Girls" (Nancy Stubbs and Caryn Hoffman); (14) "What Do We Know about Students' Cognitive Conflict in the Science Classroom: A Theoretical Model of Cognitive Conflict Process" (Gyoungho Lee and Jaesool Kwon); (15) "Science and Language Links" (Zale A. Liu and Valarie L. Akerson); (16) "Learning Science through Reading: Fifth-Grade Students' Conceptualization of Observation and Inference" (Francis S. Broadway and Katherine Taillon); (17) "Does Being Wrong Make Kettlewell Wrong for Science Teaching?" (David Wyss Rudge); (18) "Integrating Technology into Teacher Preparation and K-12 Classrooms" (Vickie D. Harry and R. Elaine Carbone); (19) "Technology: Preservice Teachers' Preparation: Oil: Water" (Patricia D. Morrell and James B. Carroll); (20) "Using Electronic Classrooms and the World Wide Web to Support Science Teaching and Learning: Interactive Session Summary" (Paul Vellom, Marcia Fetters, and Michael Beeth); (21) "The Philosophy, Theory and Practice of Science-Technology-Society Orientations" (Chris Lawrence, Robert Yager, Scott Sowell, Elizabeth Hancock, Yalcin Yalaki, and Paul Jablon); (22) "Eighth-Grade African American Students' Sense-Making of Electricity" (Morgan C. Greene and Francis S. Broadway); (23) "Making Science Accessible: Strategies for Modifying Science Activities to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Student Population" (Marcia Fetters, Dawn Pickard, and Eric Pyle); (24) "An Environmental Education Needs Assessment of K-12 Teachers" (Yvonne Meichtry); (25) "Language Development and Science Inquiry: A Child-Initiated and Teacher-Facilitated Program" (Evelyn P. Klein, Penny L. Hammrich, Stephanie Bloom, and Anika Ragins); (26) "Examining Discourse in Elementary Science Methods: Differences between Science Content and Pedagogy" (William J. Newman, Jr., Paula D. Hubbard, and Sandra K. Abell); (27) "Science Work Experience Programs for Teachers: Refocusing Professional Development Using a Qualitative Lens" (Wendy M. Frazier); (28) "An Extension Analysis on the Self-Efficacy Beliefs about Equitable Science Teaching and Learning Instrument for Prospective Elementary Teachers" (Jennifer M. Ritter, William J. Boone, and Peter A. Rubba); (29) "Impact of Global School/University Partnerships on Science Teacher Enhancement" (Jack Hassard and Julie Weisberg); (30) "Learning Together: A Collaboration between Researcher and Classroom Teacher Using Inquiry-Based Instruction" (James T. McDonald); (31) "What Is Necessary to Include in a Science Methods Course for Teachers on Emergency Permits?-- The Role of the Feedback Portfolio" (Hedy Moscovici); (32) "Jumping onto the Portfolio Bandwagon: What Teachers Say about the Process" (Mary Stein); (33) "The Sisters in Science Program: A Three Year Analysis" (Penny L. Hammrich, Greer Richardson, and Beverly Livingston); (34) "Team: Staff Development and Mentoring for Urban Elementary Teachers, Preservice Teachers, and Students" (Kenneth King and Thomas Thompson); (35) "Science as a Way of Knowing: Using Reader Response as a Means to Construct a Personal Understanding of Science Literature" (Robert W. Blake, Jr. and Robert W. Blake); (36) "Getting to the Fourth Year" (Patricia R. Simpson, George Davis, Teresa Shume, David Cline, and Dorrie Tonnis); (37) "Profile Changes for Two Students in a (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education) Preservice Teacher Education Program with Constructivist Views of Teaching and Learning" (Youngsun Kwak and Michael E. Beeth); (38) "Sharing Our Strategies: A Role for Science Teachers" (Pamela Fraser-Abder and Nina Leonhardt); (39) "Sisters in Science: Using Sports as a Vehicle for Science Learning" (Penny L. Hammrich, Greer M. Richardson, Tina Sloan Green, and Beverly Livingston); (40) "Strategies Enabling Collaborative Teacher Teams to Develop and Implement Assessment of Student Understanding of Science" (Donna R. Sterling); (41) "The Bridges Project: Pairing Preservice and Inservice Teachers for Professional Development in Science, Math, and Literacy Using Performance Assessment Tasks as Contexts" (Valerie L. Akerson, Amy McDuffie, and Judith A. Morrison); (42) "Elementary Science Teacher Leadership (ESTL) Program: A Professional Development Model" (Marlene Thier and Herbert Thier); (43) "Secondary Science Teacher Candidates' Beliefs and Practices" (Deborah Waggett); (44) "Awakening the Scientist Inside: Global Climate Change and the Nature of Science in an Elementary Science Methods Course" (Juanita Jo Matkins and Randy Bell); (45) "Changes in the Philosophies of Teaching of Four Interns during the Internship Year" (Michael J. Wavering); (46) "From Practice to Theory--Narrowing The Gap: First Year Teachers Emerging from a Constructivist Science Education Program" (Michael Dias and Jack Hassard); (47) "Reconceptualizing a General Chemistry Curriculum Using a Standards-Based Approach to Instruction" (Warren J. DiBiase and Eugene P. Wagner); (48) "Documenting Strategies for Two Local Systematic Change Projects" (Larry D. Yore, James A. Shymansky, and John O. Anderson); (49) "Constructing Investigations: Collaborative Professional Development in Technology and Science Education" (Lawrence B. Flick, Walter Gamble, and Dick O'Connor); (50) University Science Majors in Collaborative Partnerships with Elementary Teachers: Inquiry Based Teaching and Learning" (Donna L. Ross and Cheryl L. Mason); (51) "The Relationship between Attitude toward Science and Enrollment in a 4x4 Block Schedule" (James E. Spellman and J. Steve Oliver); (52) "A Revised Introductory-Level College Science Course: Steps Toward an Inclusive Pedagogy" (Tarin H. Weiss); (53) Daughters with Disabilities: A Professional Development Model to Reframe Science, Math, and Technology Education for Girls with Disabilities" (Penny L. Hammrich, Lynda Price, and Graciela Slesaransky-Poe); (54) "The Levels of Accessibility Matrix System for Determining the Appropriateness of Hands-On Science Activities for Students with Disabilities" (E. Barbara Klemm and Joseph R. Laszlo); (55) "The Effects of an After-School Science Program on Middle School Female Students' Attitudes toward Science, Mathematics and Engineering" (Maria M. Ferreira); (56) "Science and Mathematics Professional Development at a Liberal Arts University: Effects on Content Knowledge, Teacher Confidence and Strategies, and Student Achievement" (Cynthia H. Greer); (57) "Sexuality Has a Place in the Science Classroom" (Anne-Marie Scholer); (58) "Drawing on Their Understanding: Using Illustrations to Invoke Deeper Thinking about Plants" (Shannan McNair and Mary Stein); (59) "Block Scheduling Science: Does It Help or Hinder?" (Donna L. Ross and Julie F. Westerlund); (60) "'Just in Time': An Alternative Pathway to Teaching (APT)" (Camille L. Wainwright); (61) "Issues in the Preparation of Teachers to Face the Challenge of the Black-White Achievement Gap in Science: 'I Love Your Questions, But We Have to Get Through This Stuff'" (Charles R. Ault, Jr. and Obed Norman); (62) "Stories From the Field: Challenges of Science Teaching and Learning through Interdisciplinary Approaches" (Katherine C. Wieseman, Hedy Moscovici, Turtle Moore, Jill van Tiel, and Esme McCarthy); (63) "The Genesis of Science Teaching in the Elementary School: The Influence of Student Teaching" (Lee A. Plourde); (64) "Goals 2000 and Action Research: A Viable Plan for Teachers" (David T. Crowther, Norman G. Lederman, Bob Curtis, and John R. Cannon); (65) "Three Non-Western European Student Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching Science to Adolescent English Language Learners" (J. Richard Pomeroy); (66) "Calibrated Peer Review in General Education Undergraduate Human Physiology" (Nancy J. Pelaez); (67) "The Space Exploration Team Inquiry Model: Linking NASA to Urban Education Initiatives" (Richard E. Shope III and Lloyd Chapman); (68) "Improving University Science and Engineering Instruction--A Case Study of an Environmental Engineering Lab Course" (Valarie L. Akerson, Victor F. Medina, and Nina Wang); (69) "Creating an Integrated Elementary Teacher Education Program: The Response of Nine California State University Campuses" (Laura Henriques, Amy Cox-Peterson, Bonnie Brunkhorst, Herb Brunkhorst, Barbara Burke, Alan Colburn, Teresa Crawford, Barbara Gonzalez, Barbara Hawkins, Cheryl L. Mason, John McGowan, Hedy Moscovici, Kathy Norman, Nancy Pelaez, Donna L. Ross, Gerry Simila, Ed Walton, and Robert Yamashita); (70) "Technology: A Link to the Mountains and Beyond, Discourse Practices in a Web Course for Elementary Science Teachers" (Kathleen S. Davis); and (71) "The Impact of Constructivist Instructional Methods on Preservice Teachers' Attitudes toward Teaching and Learning Science (Helen L. Gibson, James Bernhard, Aaron Kropf, and Georgena A. Van Strat). (YDS) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Faculty Development; Higher Education; Leadership Training; Mathematics Teachers; Preservice Teachers; Science Education; Science Teachers; Teacher Education; Teacher Evaluation; Teacher Leadership

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This book approaches the subject of leadership among science and mathematics teachers during times of educational reform from the perspective of local decision making, personal action, and respect of peers. The view of leadership presented in this book elevates the profession rather than the status of individuals, and the view is supported by positive outcomes in the everyday communities of schools. During the years of ongoing reform, education has focused on goals, standards, teacher preparation, materials, and curriculum frameworks. Ultimate success in reforming practice, however, will come when some key people at the local level lead the way in making decisions, taking action, and maintaining a resolve to improve practices grounded in tradition. This book consists of 15 chapters which highlight teacher leadership, professional development, teacher enhancement programs, and teachers' perspectives on science and mathematics education. (SAH) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Adult Education; Constructivism (Learning); Educational Change; Learning Processes; Problem Solving; Science Education; Teacher Education; Transformative Learning

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Without teacher change, a successful educational reform is either incidental or superficial. Therefore, it is very important to understand the nature of teacher change for science educators. Mezirow's transformation theory, a constructivist theory, provides a theoretical basis for both teacher learning and teacher change. This paper presents an overview of Mezirow's theory of transformative learning. (YDS) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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