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Donovan, D. A.; Atkins, L. J.; Salter, I. Y.; Gallagher, D. J.; Kratz, R. F.; Rousseau, J. V.; Nelson, G. D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
We report on the development of a life sciences curriculum, targeted to undergraduate students, which was modeled after a commercially available physics curriculum and based on aspects of how people learn. Our paper describes the collaborative development process and necessary modifications required to apply a physics pedagogical model in a life…
Descriptors: Physics, Botany, Biology, Educational Change
Lewis, Amy D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The development of scientifically literate citizens begins in the elementary school. Yet elementary school teachers are ill prepared to teach science (Trygstad, Smith, Banilower, Nelson, & Horizon Research, Inc., 2013). The research base on teacher preparation finds that programs designed to prepare elementary teachers are inadequate in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mixed Methods Research
Nelson, Katherine G.; McKenna, Ann F.; Brem, Sarah K.; Hilpert, Jonathan; Husman, Jenefer; Pettinato, Eva – Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Background: Little research exists on students' misconceptions about semiconductors, why they form, and what role educational resources like simulations play in misconception formation. Research on misconceptions can help enhance student learning about semiconductors. Purpose (Hypothesis): This project sought to identify students' misconceptions…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Misconceptions, Knowledge Level
Amann, George; Mader, Jan; Matsler, Karen Jo; Nelson, Jim – Physics Teacher, 2011
A train barrels directly toward a stone wall. It looks like a disaster is inevitable. Suddenly, a group of railroad workers run to a switch that changes the direction of the train. They reroute the train onto a new track by throwing the switch just in time. Perhaps you had not known what to do, nor were you strong enough to do it yourself, but you…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Classroom Environment, Educational Resources
de Silva, Eugene, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
While the great scientists of the past recognized a need for a multidisciplinary approach, today's schools often treat math and science as subjects separate from the rest. This not only creates a disinterest among students, but also a potential learning gap once students reach college and then graduate into the workforce. "Cases on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Hands on Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Todd; Brown, Katrina; Barnot, Vickilyn; Nelson, Dean – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
An early childhood education teacher's beliefs and attitudes about science will influence how he/she teaches science and will also have an impact on his/her own self-efficacy as well as on his/her students' attitudes toward science (Christidou, 2011; Lunn, 2002; Ramey-Gassert, Shrover, & Staver, 1996). It is, therefore, important to ascertain…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Thompson, Katerina V.; Cooke, Todd J.; Fagan, William F.; Gulick, Denny; Levy, Doron; Nelson, Kären C.; Redish, Edward F.; Smith, Robert F.; Presson, Joelle – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
A major curriculum redesign effort at the University of Maryland is infusing all levels of our undergraduate biological sciences curriculum with increased emphasis on interdisciplinary connections and quantitative approaches. The curriculum development efforts have largely been guided by recommendations in the National Research Council's "Bio…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Skills
Clark, Douglas B.; Virk, Satyugjit; Sengupta, Pratim; Brady, Corey; Martinez-Garza, Mario; Krinks, Kara; Killingsworth, Stephen S.; Kinnebrew, John; Biswas, Gautam; Barnes, Jacqueline; Minstrell, James; Nelson, Brian C.; Slack, Kent; D'Angelo, Cynthia M. – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2016
We have iteratively designed and researched five digital games focusing on Newtonian dynamics for middle school classrooms during the past seven years. The designs have evolved dramatically in terms of the roles and relationships of the formal representations, phenomenological representations, and control schemes. Phenomenological representations…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Video Games, Teaching Methods
Clark, Douglas B.; Nelson, Brian C.; Chang, Hsin-Yi; Martinez-Garza, Mario; Slack, Kent; D'Angelo, Cynthia M. – Computers & Education, 2011
This study investigates the potential of a digital game that overlays popular game-play mechanics with formal physics representations and terminology to support explicit learning and exploration of Newtonian mechanics. The analysis compares test data, survey data, and observational data collected during implementations in Taiwan and the United…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Research and Development, Student Attitudes, Mechanics (Physics)
Bartley-Lukula, Audrey – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research project examined whether the use of Instructor-guided Supplemental Instruction as a classroom scaffolding technique, might help improve testing and assessment reading outcomes for reading-deficient college students. The study was completed at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee over the 16-week Fall, 2012 semester…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), College Students, Reading Difficulties, Reading Skills
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Nelson, James – Physics Teacher, 1983
Discusses development of the American Association of Physics Teachers and National Science Teachers Association (AAPT/NSTA) high school physics examination. Includes sample examination questions and distribution of topics: mechanics (30 percent), waves/optics/sound (20 percent), heat/kinetic theory (10 percent), electricity/magnetism (25 percent),…
Descriptors: High Schools, Physics, Science Education, Science Tests
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Fox, Doug; Nelson, Jim – Physics Teacher, 1983
Describes how the Ontario Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers started a "Grade Eleven Prize Physics Contest" to generate interest in physics and recognize outstanding students. Also describes outcomes of contests, adaptation of the contest by Southeastern Pennsylvania Section, and suggestions for others wanting to…
Descriptors: Awards, Grade 11, High Schools, Physics
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Nelson, Jane Bray; Nelson, Jim – Science Teacher, 1992
Describes the history of Richard Blakemore's discovery of magnetotaxic organisms. Discusses possible reasons why the magnetic response in bacteria developed. Proposes research experiments integrating biology and physics in which students investigate problems using cultures of magnetotaxic organisms. (MDH)
Descriptors: Bacteria, Biology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Magnets
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McAfee, Nelson; Mead, Norma – Physics Teacher, 1984
A scavenger hunt is used as an instructional strategy during the final weeks of the school year. Procedures used, types of questions and problems asked, and student reaction are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: High Schools, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction
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Nelson, Robert A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1979
Presents the views of a high school physics teacher toward The International System of Units (SI). (HM)
Descriptors: Measurement, Measurement Techniques, Metric System, Physics