Argues that there is a need to develop dynamic systems for structuring data to create information access and for allowing users to incorporate that information into their own knowledge base. Describes a system built on a simple, powerful content model. (DDR)

Considers how the World Wide Web is used by mathematics educators and describes a multiphase teaching experiment designed to determine if the World Wide Web is a viable means of accessing course materials. Discusses the resources involved in supporting such access. (DDR)

Argues that part of the value of expressive writing is that it can provide communication within the chemistry classroom and involve students in the course. Describes the process of in-class writing with suggestions for its use. Contains 86 references. (DDR)

Presents teacher perspectives on the impact of Internet usage on their teaching practices. Semi-structured interviews and two online surveys provide data from teacher participants in the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project. (DDR)

Enumerates concerns that educators have regarding the use of student data-collection tools such as the computer-based laboratory (CBL) and the microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL). Compares various types of data-collection technologies. (DDR)

Argues for national consciousness raising about the need for holding high expectations for all students, expecting virtually all of them to succeed. Recommends the removal of false notions about which groups possess the aptitude for technical subjects. Contains 16 references. (DDR)

Assesses the impact on participant behavior of a 2-1/2 day videoconference. Identifies three categories of personal behavior changes: (1) networking; (2) office procedures; and (3) curriculum development. Contains 34 references. (DDR)

Discusses the results of a four-year study of the conceptions of energy held by science teachers in training. Concludes that the group held a number of different alternative conceptual frameworks. Contains 20 references. (DDR)

Assesses the subject-matter competence in physics of inservice junior secondary science teachers in Hong Kong. Concludes that teachers lack subject-area knowledge. Discusses general implications for educational improvement. Contains 41 references. (DDR)

Examines the issue of linking education in the sciences with the world of work for all students. Argues that the reform movement in science education is focused on intellectual skills that serve to fortify the human capital of all students. Contains 20 references. (DDR)

Argues that information technology can influence elements of the curriculum. Discusses several concerns related to the application of information technology in science education in the Arab world. Contains 27 references. (DDR)

Presents an activity in which students propose that apples change their color as they ripen. Students gain content knowledge about decomposition, the growth of living mold, and the life cycle of fruit flies through purposeful inquiry connected to previous knowledge. (ASK)

Discusses a classroom-teaching example provided in this issue. Comments that teachers, using curricular materials and activities, adapt, elaborate on, or invent the context of learning in ways that ensure that students study important central concepts in science and mathematics, and that the understandings students develop are accurate and rich.…

Reports on the application of technology in elementary and secondary education. The report is based on a review of the research literature and on written submissions and oral briefings from a number of academic and industrial researchers, practicing educators, software developers, and government agencies. (DDR)

Illustrates how a culture of collaboration may contribute to significant technological reform and foster conceptual change leading to distinctive pedagogy and praxis. Presents a case study exploring a collaborative effort between a teacher and a researcher. Contains 31 references. (DDR)