Science and Mathematics Education Commons^™

Using Science Misconceptions For Developing Critical Thinking In Learners And Teachers, Neuza M. Defigueredo

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

Students' poor interest and academic achievement in science as well as their inability to master situations in their everyday life seem to be related to their lack of skills in critical and creative thinking. However, teaching such skills within both primary and secondary curricula is not mandatory. The consensus is much more toward teaching thinking skills through content than as a separate course. In this thesis the conflict between students' prior conceptions about the natural world and scientific concepts is viewed as a resource for teaching thinking skills. A review of the literature on science misconceptions in mechanics suggests that …

World View, Culture, And Science Education, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

In the last few years many science education policy documents, including those from Project 2000+, have noted the need for further knowledge and understanding of how people individually and as members of social and cultural groups learn and teach science. To this end science educators have studied cognitive development and mental capacity. They have explored the effectiveness of various instructional strategies. Among other things they have investigated the errors students make. However, what students believe about the physical world, belief rooted and nurtured in students' socio-cultural environments, has received far less attention. In a non-Western economically developing nation one speaks …

An Urban Education Study: Implementing Problem-Solving Strategies In Mathematics As A Function Of Teacher's Learning Styles, Mary Lou Meinhold Fogarty

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

This qualitative research was designed to ascertain the impact of teachers' learning styles on an active teaching program. Using grounded theory procedures, the researcher explored the second-year implementation of Moretti and associates' Problem Solver Program by 67 second- through fifth-grade teachers in order to gain information on the major research question: How effective are teachers with different learning styles in implementing problem-solving strategies in mathematics that require an active teaching style? Three Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) instruments were used in this study. Two quantitative instruments were used: The Stages of Concern (CBAM) to determine the degree of program implementation …

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network Newsletter – Fall 1994

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

Content:

New NESEN Coordinator

NASA Support for NESEN

NESEN at Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science Annual Conference

K-12 Earth Science Educational Activities at North Central/South Central Meeting of the Geological Society of America

Earth Science Workshops – Summer 1995

Imsa Board Of Higher Education Meeting Comments, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

1994 Imsa Convocation, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

How Much Does Poor Reading Lower Math Scores?, William (Bill) H. Williams, Sandra P. Clarkson Ph.D

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Applied Mathematics Should Be Taught Mixed, Gary I. Brown

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Female Voices In Mathematics: A New Course, Shobha Gulati

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Math: It's Not Just A Four Letter Word, Susan Byerly

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Nctm Standards, Second Edition: A Review And Commentary On Zalman Usiskin's Address, Harald M. Ness

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

What Changes Should Be Made For The Second Edition Of The Nctm Standards?, Zalman Usiskin

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Same-Sex Grouping Versus Mixed-Sex Grouping On Mathematics Achievement And Attitudes Of Academically Gifted Fourth And Fifth Grade Females In The Urban Classroom, Martha J. Tompkins

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Studies

Reports of the neglect of gifted students in America's schools and the inadequate mathematics involvement of females have made educators aware of a crisis in public education. Attitudes and opportunities are believed to be major influences in helping females become more involved with mathematics courses and careers. The research project examined the effect of same-sex groups versus mixed-sex groups on mathematics attitudes and achievement in fourth and fifth grade females in a mathematically gifted pilot program at a magnet center. The experimental study was analyzed with Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Regression Analysis, Post-Hoc tests, and …

1994 Imsa Comencement, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Contracting: The Effects Of Metacontingency Contracting On Math Performance Of At-Risk Students, Vernard V. J. Jones

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of behavioral contracting in providing parents with a means of assisting their child with homework from school. Following the baseline condition, the subjects were introduced to the intervention [behavioral contracting including parent(s)] one at a time to provide a concurrent check between baseline and treatment conditions.

Six students from the Kentwood Public School District served as participants in the study. All participants were between eleven and thirteen years of age. Each participant was identified by the teacher as "at-risk" based on their sustained academic performance.

Four out of six participants …

Critical Thinking In Elementary Science Instruction Using Portfolios And Cooperative Learning, Lisa A. Hayes

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

Elementary science education often does not reflect the processes used n professional science. Students are instructed in a recipe-oriented way to follow predetermine procedures in order to come to predetermined results. The embedding of critical thinking skills instruction into science curriculum makes it possible for science instruction to more closely resemble professional science. This curriculum development thesis utilizes critical thinking skills and instructional strategies as a basis for embedding critical thinking skills instruction into a series of lessons on the topic of sound. Each lesson includes objectives for science content and thinking skills, a motivational activity, use of portfolios for …

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network Newsletter – Spring 1994

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

Content:

NESEN Membership and Resources Directory Available

NESEN to Sponsor K-12 Earth Science Education Activities at North Central/South Central Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America

1994 Earth Science Workshops: A Basis for Lesson Plan Development

Teachers Guide Now Available

NESEN at Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science Annual Meeting

Rock Collecting Field Trip

New Publication from Conservation and Survey Division, UNL

“Earth has a History” – A Videotape from GSA

Thoughts on Earth Science Education

Richard L. Horwitz Lecture, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

1994 Sixth Annual Imsa Presentation Day, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

"The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy would like to express our gratitude to the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation and Imcera-Pitman-Moore for their generous support of the Mentorship Program."

Proposal For Center For Grassland Studies, Ron Case, Dick Clark, Charles A. Francis, Tony Joern, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Lowell E. Moser, Bob Shearman, Ken Vogel, Steven S. Waller

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Its my pleasure, on behalf of the Grassland Studies Task Force, to forward a proposal for a Center for Grassland Studies for your consideration. The Task Force is extremely pleased with the overwhelming support from a broad base of input. The Task Force has made a major effort through internal and external listening sessions to insure that there was support and in doing so develop a coalition of partners across the University of Nebraska System, state colleges, community colleges, industry, state and federal agencies, public groups, private non-profit organizations and other educational institutions in the region.

Nebraska has a rich …

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 22-23, 1994 [Program, 106th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 5
General Session Speakers --- 9
Awards --- 12
Symposia Programs --- 13
Poster Session --- 18
Map --- Centerfold
Section Programs/Special Sessions --- 22
Agricultural Sciences --- 22
Anthropology --- 23
Botany --- 27
Cellular & Molecular Biology --- 28
Chemistry, Inorganic --- 29
Chemistry, Organic --- 31
Conservation --- 32
Earth Science Teaching --- 34
Engineering --- 34
Geology --- 34
Linguistics --- 38
Nursing --- 39
Physics --- 39
Physiology --- 40
Psychology --- 42
Science Teaching --- 42
Zoology --- 43
Annual Meeting Committee --- 45
Local Arrangements Committee --- 45
IAS …

106th Session Iowa Academy Of Science Awards Luncheon, April 22, 1994, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

--- Introduction of Head Table - Jean Prior, President, Iowa Academy of Science
--- Recognition of students participating in various statewide activities - Larry Schwinger, Chair, Student Programs Committee
--- Presentation of scholarship winners and 1995 AJAS representatives - Peggy Tilgner, Wartburg College, Waverly
--- Presentation of Excellence in Science Teaching Awards - Roy Unruh, Director, ESTA Program

Writing Mathematics, E. G. Bernard

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

The Language Of Mathematics: A Quantitative Course For A General Audience, Stephanie F. Singer

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Students' Understanding Of Functions In Calculus Courses, G. S. Monk

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Philosophy Of Mathematics, Mathematics Education, And Philosophy Of Mathematics Education, Yuxin Zheng

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Mathematics For Math Majors: Loss Of Self-Esteem, Chun-Ip Fung, Man-Keung Siu

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Report Of The Strategic Planning Team: Executive Summary, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Documents

On December 4, 1987, a representative group of faculty and all administrators convened for a day to reflect on our past, discuss our present, and begin to make plans for the future of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. At that time, we discussed the need to engage in a formal process by which we would define who we were, what we were about, what we valued, and how we would direct our resources, (both financial and human), to achieve the goals that were inherent in the establishment of this unique institution.

This brief, but nonetheless intense discussion, resulted in …

Topic Bibliography On Service With Math And Science Education, Robin Vue Benson, Robert D. Shumer

Bibliographies

The sources listed on the following pages are in response to requests for information on combining service-learning with math and science education. They were obtained primarily by conducting searches of the ERIC database on CD-ROM. Broad topics were chosen for a comprehensive selection of references. With several hundred records identified, only those with the closest relevance to the topic are included here. Where a source is available through EDRS, an ERIC number is included. The search for more sources of information on this topic is ongoing and this compilation will be updated periodically.

Iowa Academy Of Science Directory, 1994-95, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Table of Contents:

Board of Directors ... 3
Program Directors ... 4
Editors ... 6
Committees ... 8
Sections ... 21
ISTS Regional Directors ... 36
Awards of Merit ... 28
Excellence in Science Teaching Awards ... 29
Past Presidents ... 30
Membership Roster ... 31