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Managing subject matter : does it really matter?

Creator:: Latz, Mark S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the management demands that may be unique to science classrooms. The sample consisted of three biology teachers and three language arts teachers from two high schools located within the same school district. To establish a basic framework, two quantitative questions were addressed:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Does It Really Matter? Abstract approved: Norman G. Lederman The purpose of this study was to

Influencing fourth grade students' conceptual change about light propagation

Creator:: Hsieh, Jinmeei Kuo
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine whether teaching materials designed around fourth graders' preconceptions effectively produced conceptual change about light propagation. Four Taiwanese fourth-grade intact classes (194 subjects), taught by two teachers, participated in this study. The experimental group was exposed to the conceptual change materials (CCM), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' Conceptual Change About Light Propagation. Abstract approved: Norman G. Lederman The purpose of this study

A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Creator:: Lynds, Susan E.
Abstract:: Authentic assessment of visitor learning in museum settings is a challenging endeavor. Evaluation literature includes very few studies that link adult visitors' behavior to their learning. Multiple data collection methods in a naturalistic environment hold great promise for increasing understanding of informal public education. In 1997, Oregon State University's Hatfield...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Adult Informal Learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center Abstract approved: Norman Lederman

Investigating teachers' understanding and diagnosis of students' preconceptions in the secondary science classroom

Creator:: Morrison, Judith A.
Abstract:: A large amount of research has been conducted that establishes that students of all ages hold conceptions about a variety of science topics that are not in line with accepted scientific beliefs. These preconceptions have been identified in a variety of ways in research situations; this study focused on how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Classroom. Abstract approved: Norman G. Lederman A large amount of research has been conducted that

Middle school science teachers' personal growth and professional development : what do they mean?

Creator:: Holmes, Frank L.
Abstract:: A teacher may say, "I have twenty years of experience," but just what does it mean? This study suggests explanations for the meaning of "Experience," not by looking at the number of years in a classroom, but at what teachers did in those years that could make the teaching experience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Science Teachers' Personal Growth and Professional Development: What Do They Mean? Approved: Norman G

Partnerships between secondary/elementary science teachers and laboratory-based scientists : delineating best practices

Creator:: Henderson, Sandra
Abstract:: Given the high probability of national and federal research laboratories continuing to sponsor science education partnerships between their staff and classroom science teachers and the dearth of research in this area, this study set out to delineate best practices associated with such partnerships for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Approved: Norman a Lederman Given the high probability of national and federal research laboratories

Biology teacher's perceptions of subject matter structure and its relationship to classroom practice

Creator:: Gess-Newsome, Julie
Abstract:: Current reforms in science education advocate instruction which capitalizes on broad, integrative understandings of a few underlying concepts. Such recommendations imply that science teachers already hold integrated conceptualizations and will use such understandings to guide practice. However, little research exists which delineates the global content understandings of biology teachers (herein...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' Perceptions of Subject Matter Structure and its Relationship to Classroom Practice Abstract Approved: Norman

Student, teaching assistant, and faculty learning during innovation in an introductory biology course

Creator:: Blair, Lesley
Abstract:: This study examined the dynamics of student, teaching assistant (TA), and faculty learning in relationship to implementation of a genetic technologies project in a university introductory biology course. Research focused on the types of learning that occurred and the various factors impacting that learning. Study participants included 25 undergraduate non-science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Norman G. Lederman This study examined the dynamics of student, teaching assistant (TA), and faculty

The influence of history of science courses on students' conceptions of the nature of science

Creator:: Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad S.
Abstract:: This study assessed the influence of three history of science (HOS) courses on college students and preservice science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS), and examined whether participants who entered the investigated HOS courses with a conceptual framework consistent with current NOS views achieved more elaborate NOS understandings....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Epistemological views in authentic science practice : a cross-discipline comparison of scientists' views of nature of science and scientific inquiry

Creator:: Schwartz, Renée S.
Abstract:: This study explored scientists' epistemological views of science and compared views based upon scientists' discipline area and primary investigative approach. Participants were 24 scientists, averaging 25 years research experience, representing four discipline areas: life science (10), Earth and space science (5), physics (5), chemistry (5); and four investigative approaches: experimental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Managing subject matter : does it really matter?

Influencing fourth grade students' conceptual change about light propagation

A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Investigating teachers' understanding and diagnosis of students' preconceptions in the secondary science classroom

Middle school science teachers' personal growth and professional development : what do they mean?

Partnerships between secondary/elementary science teachers and laboratory-based scientists : delineating best practices

Biology teacher's perceptions of subject matter structure and its relationship to classroom practice

Student, teaching assistant, and faculty learning during innovation in an introductory biology course

The influence of history of science courses on students' conceptions of the nature of science

Epistemological views in authentic science practice : a cross-discipline comparison of scientists' views of nature of science and scientific inquiry

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