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Peer reviewedWoolnough, Jim – Research in Science Education, 2000
Describes a laboratory-based program in physics designed to help students build effective links between the mathematical equations used to solve problems in mechanics and the real world of moving objects. Conducts the study among senior college students and points out the value of laboratory work in science education for development of thinking…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedCheung, Derek; Ng, Pun-Hon – Research in Science Education, 2001
Describes a quantitative study of secondary school teachers' beliefs about curriculum design. Uses the 33-item Science Curriculum Orientation Inventory (SCOI) to measure five distinct orientations to curriculum: academic, cognitive process, society-centered, humanistic, and technological. Collects data from 810 integrated science, chemistry,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNichols, Sharon E.; Tippins, Deborah J. – Research in Science Education, 2000
Explores an approach to autobiographical research based on a notion of "outlaw genre" autobiography, referred to as "biomythography". Describes the use of photo essays to learn about prospective elementary teachers' stories of science and science education. Calls for an examination of hegemonies extending from students' personal histories as…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Feminist Criticism
