The purpose of this case study was to investigate the values demonstrated by an elementary school teacher in her mathematics teaching and what values her students perceived. This research adopted the valuing theory (Raths, Harmin & Simon, 1987) and used classroom observations and interviews to document the teacher's mathematics pedagogical values…

This research investigated the sources of explanations and understanding of natural phenomena in terms of the students' cultural and school science experiences. The first phase involved interviews with eight village elders that probed their explanations and understanding of natural phenomena. The second phase involved the design, development and…

Dull classroom environments, poor students' attitudes and inhibited conceptual development led to the creation of an innovative mathematics program, the Class Banking System (CBS), which enables teachers to use constructivist ideas and approaches. To assess the effectiveness of the CBS, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire…

This study aimed at establishing if the level of performance of 500 Jamaican Grade 11 students on an achievement test on the concept of respiration was satisfactory (mean = 28 or 70% and above) or not (less than 70%); if there were statistically significant differences in their performance on the concept linked to their gender, cognitive abilities…

The paper reports a cross-cultural investigation conducted in 2001-2002 that seeks to reveal students' alternative ideas in two countries, Taiwan and Germany. It was carried out by means of semi-structured interviews in a story form. The targeted students were arbitrarily selected from grades 3 to 6 in both countries and amounted to 64. The…

Student reflective ideas were examined with respect to Group Investigation (GI), which was employed in 11th grade Korean earth science classrooms. A modified GI method was implemented during the course of an action research effort consisting of two yearlong projects. Students' writings, which had been produced twice a year, were analyzed to reveal…

Describes a study of students' (n=106) written questions about topics they considered extremely interesting and not very interesting. Finds that there were significant positive relationships for questions written for high and low interest levels, and also significant positive relationships between question level and achievement in reading,…

Finds positive correlations between metacognition (awareness and self-management) and success on reading comprehension tasks for a group of seventh-grade students (n=27). Also finds that 22 weeks of schooling with explicit reading strategy instruction significantly enhances students' metacognition and their abilities to comprehend science text…

Presents the results of a study of elementary science teaching methods. Finds that teachers participating in the study always elicit children's ideas prior to science instruction, and thus consider student ideas to be important. Also finds that students perceived that their ideas were important whether or not the teachers addressed those ideas in…

Finds a significant positive correlation between elementary preservice teachers' ability to perform science process skills and their attitudes toward science. (Contains 27 references.) (Author/WRM)

Reports on the conceptions held by preservice primary school teachers regarding an understanding of current views of the nature of science (Author/CCM)

Investigates the knowledge that experienced science teachers have of models and modeling in science in the context of a school curriculum innovation project in which the role and the nature of models and modeling are emphasized. (Author/CCM)

Discusses a project aimed at finding out students' understanding of different aspects of health and the manner in which they understand the spread of communicable diseases. (Author/CCM)

Surveys the consequences of pupils' participation in a conservation education program by monitoring changes in their relevant knowledge as well as their environmental perceptions. (Author/CCM)

Reviews students' understandings of the structure of animal and human skeletons. (Author/CCM)