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Journal of Science Education and Technology

June 2004 Volume 13, Number 2

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Number of articles: 14

  1. Paul F-Brandwein 2004 Lecture: Regarding the Ecology of Science Education: Connections to Environmental and Distance Education

    Sheila K. Bennett & Dean B. Bennett

    Paul F-Brandwein was a visionary who looked at education broadly. He left us with an insightful view of the ecology of education in which he identified three ecological systems: school-family... More

    pp. 137-146

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  2. Some Student Misconceptions in Chemistry: A Literature Review of Chemical Bonding

    Haluk Ozmen

    Students' misconceptions before or after formal instruction have become a major concern among researchers in science education because they influence how students learn new scientific knowledge,... More

    pp. 147-159

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  3. Mapping Trade-Offs in Teachers' Integration of Technology-Supported Inquiry in High School Science Classes

    William A. Sandoval & Kenneth Daniszewski

    This paper explores how two teachers concurrently enacting the same technology-based inquiry unit on evolution structured activity and discourse in their classrooms to connect students' computer... More

    pp. 161-178

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  4. Striking a Balance between Innovation and Standards: A Study of Teachers Implementing Project-Based Approaches to Teaching Science

    Regina E. Toolin

    This research reports on the efforts of six middle school and high school science teachers in a public school district in New York City to balance innovative teaching methods and strategies with... More

    pp. 179-187

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  5. Effectiveness of a Computer-Mediated Simulations Program in School Biology on Pupils' Learning Outcomes in Cell Theory

    Joel K. Kiboss, Mwangi Ndirangu & Eric W. Wekesa

    Biology knowledge and understanding is important not only for the conversion of the loftiest dreams into reality for a better life of individuals but also for preparing secondary pupils for such... More

    pp. 207-213

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  6. Toward Identifying Pedagogical Knowledge for Mentoring in Primary Science Teaching

    Peter Hudson

    Final year preservice teachers' perceptions of their mentoring in primary science teaching were gathered through surveys from three separate studies. The three studies (n = 59, n = 331, n = 60)... More

    pp. 215-225

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  7. Fostering Distributed Science Learning through Collaborative Technologies

    Jesus Vazquez-Abad, Nancy Brousseau, Waldegg C. Guillermina, Mylene Vezina, Alicia D. Martinez & Janet Paul de Verjovsky

    TACTICS (French and Spanish acronym standing for Collaborative Work and Learning in Science with Information and Communications Technologies) is an ongoing project aimed at investigating a... More

    pp. 227-232

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  8. Evaluation of a Handheld Data Collection Interface for Science Learning

    Cynthia Sims Parr, Tricia Jones & Nancy Butler Songer

    Despite a rise in the use of handheld computers in classrooms, meaningful learning with personal digital assistant (PDA) technology remains poorly studied. This article reports results from an... More

    pp. 233-242

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  9. Web-Supported Chemistry Education: Design of an Online Tutorial for Learning Molecular Symmetry

    Ali Korkmaz & William S. Harwood

    This paper describes our use of the ADDIE protocol to design and develop an interactive tutorial for students learning molecular symmetry operations and point groups. The tutorial provides a 3-D ... More

    pp. 243-253

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  10. Double Visions: Educational Technology in Standards and Assessments for Science and Mathematics

    Karen E. Irving & Randy L. Bell

    For educational technology integration in content disciplines to succeed, teachers and teacher educators need clear standards delineating why, how, where, and how much educational technology they... More

    pp. 255-266

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  11. Physics Textbooks Presentation of the Energy-Conservation Principle in Hydrodynamics

    M Ibanez & M C. Ramos

    The purpose of this study is to determine how energy-conservation principle is exposed in hydrodynamics chapters of university physics textbooks. Ten physics textbooks analyzed show considerable... More

    pp. 267-276

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  12. The Impact of Implementing an Educational Project, the Solar Village, on Pupils, Teachers, and Parents

    Muhamad Hugerat, Salman Ilaiyan, Rena Zadik, Saleem Zidani, Raid Zidan & Zehava Toren

    In this project, we suggest building a real model of solar village inside schools, which use only solar energy. Such projects emphasize the importance of energy for a technological society and the ... More

    pp. 277-283

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  13. Jump Distance Increases while Carrying Handheld Weights: Impulse, History, and Jump Performance in a Simple Lab Exercise

    Michael T. Butcher & John E. A. Bertram

    This laboratory exercise is designed to provide an understanding of the mechanical concept of impulse as it applies to human movement and athletic performance. Students compare jumps performed with... More

    pp. 285-297

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  14. Prospective Primary Teachers' Understanding of Climate Change, Greenhouse Effect, and Ozone Layer Depletion

    Vasiliki Papadimitriou

    Climate change is one of the most serious global environmental problems and for that reason there has been lately a great interest in educating pupils, the future citizens, about it. Previous... More

    pp. 299-307

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