Preservice teachers articulate the need for more teaching experiences for developing their practices, however, extending beyond existing school arrangements may present difficulties. Thus, it is important to understand preservice teachers' development of pedagogical knowledge practices when in the university setting. This mixed-method study…

The teaching of science has long been viewed as problematic within primary classrooms across Australia. This study explores the teaching of primary science in an area of rural and regional Australia (the New England Region of New South Wales) where small populations, remote settings and isolation can make the teaching of science and other Key…

Describes the three phases of the development of the pilot project on science concepts learning which was designed to be implemented nationally by the participating countries of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). (HM)

Presents the role of RECSAM, the Regional Center for Education in Science and Mathematics of Southeast Asia, in the production of low-cost teaching/learning aids and in training key educators at the elementary level. (HM)

Investigates the abilities of 36 fifth graders and 30 ninth graders who were selected from 11 schools in Thailand to solve problems involving seven of Piaget's logical operations. These operations are classification, seriation, logical multiplication, compensation, proportional thinking, probability, and correlational thinking. (HM)

Discusses some of the misconceptions school children may have in their study of heat and temperature and attempts to clarify the concepts of temperature and to contrast it with the use of the term heat. The choice of gas thermometers as the standard temperature scale is also discussed. (HM)

Explains plausible strategies for introducing biotechnology into a science curricula through a microbiology course. Teaching strategies for large mixed-ability groups are presented. Concept maps, games, activities and materials references are included. (ML)

Presented are 19 abstracts of research papers produced by participants in the Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics' (RECSAM) courses from 1985 to 1987 covering learning and teaching in science and mathematics education. (Author/YP)

Summarizes a pilot project which investigated how elementary school children in Southeast Asia learn science and mathematics concepts at different cognitive levels using the modified clinical method and group task approach. Includes the Concept Learning Project's basis, goals, phases, methodology, activities, and a summary of the findings. (DS)

Different methods of teaching using the computer in a Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) system are discussed and illustrated with sample courseware in mathematics, physics, and elementary science. (DS)

Describes a study designed to compare the gradual development of children's understanding of shadows with Piaget's stages, categorize pupil responses in the shadow tasks, identify typical pupil responses in each category, and enumerate curriculum implications from the investigation. (GS)

Reviews the stages of children's thinking according to Piaget's Theory. Illustrates how a curriculum writer might consider the complexities of a topic and match these to a level of thinking as represented by a school grade level. Outlines the implications of Piagetian levels in the construction of examinations. (GS)

Explores the meaning which children attach to time. Offers possible definitions of time and questions the reliability and validity of the standard unit of time as used in school laboratories. (GS)

Instructions (with diagrams and parts list) are provided for constructing an eye model with a pliable lens made from a plastic bottle which can vary its convexity to accommodate changing positions of an object being viewed. Also discusses concepts which the model can assist in developing. (Author/SK)

Summarizes four stages in the development of causality obtained from interviews with Filipino children (N=1,228), reporting how they responded to questions and effect of grade/age levels on their characteristic responses. Includes a fifth stage, a logical analysis of what would be required of an adolescent trying to understand the sciences.…