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Ho, Esther Sui Chu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
This study investigated the relationship between family factors and students' scientific literacy performance in Hong Kong, which has excelled in science performance in previous international studies. Data were obtained from the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment. Multilevel analysis was used to examine the relationship between…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Self Efficacy, International Studies, Science Achievement
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Boone, William J.; Abell, Sandra K.; Volkmann, Mark J.; Arbaugh, Fran; Lannin, John K. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
In 2003 the University of Missouri (with the aid of US National Science Foundation funding) initiated an alternative certification program (CAP) to address the well-documented need in the US for increasing the quantity and quality of mathematics and science teachers for the middle and secondary levels. Nationwide current certification programs do…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, State Standards, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers
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Tippett, Christine D. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
As people attempt to make sense of the world, they develop personal knowledge structures. These structures often contain misconceptions--inaccurate or incomplete information--that are highly resistant to change because existing knowledge networks must be restructured to accommodate counterintuitive information in a process known as conceptual…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cognitive Structures, Misconceptions, Resistance to Change