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Panizzon, Debra; Pegg, John – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2008
Aligned with recent changes to syllabuses in Australia is an assessment regime requiring teachers to identify what their students "know" and "can do" in terms of the quality of understanding demonstrated. This paper describes the experiences of 25 secondary science and mathematics teachers in rural schools in New South Wales as…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Bencze, J. Lawrence; Bowen, G. Michael – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
School science systems tend to emphasize teaching and learning about achievements of science (such as laws and theories) at the expense of providing students with opportunities to develop realistic conceptions about science and science inquiry and expertise they could use to conduct their own science inquiry projects. Among reasons for such an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Science Projects, Teacher Education Curriculum