Recently added articles from Journal of Science Education:

RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

Jan 01, 2008; Orlik, Y ... There are important topics and issues concerning research in science education. It is known that an appropriate level of research improves methods and tools of the teaching and learning process. There are however, different opinions and some confusion in using the concept of "research" in ...

Where are we? A contribution to a better understanding of the state of the art in science education research/¿Dónde estamos situados? Contribuciones para una mejor comprensión del estado del arte en la investigación sobre didáctica de las ciencias

Jan 01, 2008; Paixão, Fátima; Lopes, Bernardino; Praia, João; Guerra, Cecilia; Cachapuz, António ... Abstract The purpose of this study is to add our efforts to those of researchers who have been concerned with a better understanding of the state of the art in Science Education Research (SER). The study focuses on the nature and evolution of the main SER lines, e.g., what researchers ...

Assessing the impacts of development on the coastline of Table Bay, South Africa: an empirically-driven student learning experience/Evaluación de impactos derivados del desarrollo costero en la bahía de Table Bay, África del Sur: una experiencia de aprendizaje empírico para estudiantes

Jan 01, 2008; Backeberg, B; Bland, S; Brundrit, G; Burls, N; Fairhurst, L; Gildenhuys, S; Kemp, L; Lundemo, O; Manzoni, T; Potgieter, M; Robertson, L; Shillington, F; Southey, D; Stewart, K; Swart, S; Van Rensberg, D; Waldron, H ... Abstract A group of 14 post-graduate oceanography and marine science students plus 3 academic staff undertook a coastal zone project in Cape Town, South Africa in order to maximize their understanding of the research process whilst adhering to the principles of bona fides science. The ...

Using the student perceptions of assessment questionnaire (SPAQ) to develop an assessment typology for science classes/Utilización del cuestionario de valoración de percepciones estudiantiles (SPAQ) para desarrollar una tipología de evaluación para clases de ciencias

Jan 01, 2008; Dorman, Jeffrey P; Waldrip, Bruce G; Fisher, Darrell L ... Abstract This article reports research conducted on students' perceptions of assessment in science classes in Queensland and Western Australia. A specially developed instrument, the Student Perceptions of Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) which assesses Congruence with Planned Learning ...

Microinvestigación didáctica y formación de profesores: enseñanza de la clasificación de los elementos químicos a alumnos de educación básica/Micro-research and in-service teachers training: teaching the classification of chemical elements to junior students

Jan 01, 2008; Santos, Silvana; Hioni, Renata; Vazquez, Hieda Regina; Testi, Mineko Aparecida Tobara; Pereira, Rosana Dias; Coletta, Della; Wanselle, Filomena Redondo; Solda, Pedro Luiz; Marinho, José Eugênio; Baldrighi, Helga Cristina; Bruniera, Celina; Cardoso, Oldimar Pontes ... Resumen La microinvestigación es una metodología deformación de profesores mediante la cual se comparte una pregunta especifica para la investigación didáctica, con un grupo de profesores. Los participantes son invitados a reflexionar colectivamente sobre algún aspecto de sus prácticas ....

Natural science in the joint programme chemistry and nature/Ciencias naturales en el programa integral química y naturaleza

Jan 01, 2008; Gulinska, Hanna; Bartoszewicz, Malgorzata ... Abstract The article discusses the undergraduate teacher training course at the Faculty of Chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU). This new course was introduced two years ago, as the first programme of this kind in Poland, in order to educate future teachers of chemistry and ...

Environmental sciences: active learning in large classes/Ciencias medioambientales: aprendizaje activo en grandes clases

Jan 01, 2008; Manolas, Evangelos I ... Abstract The lecture is still the dominant mode of instruction in institutions of higher education. Yet, due to the diversity in student learning styles there is a need for instructors to lecture less, to make learning environments more interactive and to use active learning strategies ...

Naturaleza, historia y filosofía de la ciencia: un análisis de la imagen reflejada por los textos de química de noveno grado en Venezuela/Nature, history and philosophy of science: an analysis of the image reflected by ninth grade chemistry textbooks in Venezuela

Jan 01, 2008; Páez, Ysmandi; Niaz, Mansoor ... Resumen Los estudios recientes indican que ios textos universitarios de química general reflejan un enfoque de la evolución de la ciencia que contradice los eventos históricos. El objetivo de la presente investigación es evaluar la imagen de ia naturaleza de la ciencia en una muestra de ...

Drinks and teeth hygiene: a school-based survey of children's preferences of soft drinks and knowledge of dental health/Bebidas e higiene dental: un estudio en escolares sobre las preferencias de consumo de refrescos y nivel de la salud dental

Jan 01, 2008; Piperakis, S M; Triga, A; Papanikolaou, M; Garagouni-Areou, F; Roussi, C ... Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate children 's preferences of soft drinks and their knowledge of the dental health problems caused by them. A sample from Larissa city in Central Greece was taken for this study, with a total of 600 students (305 boys and 295 girls) aged ...

Alexander F. Wells and the teaching of solid state chemistry/Alexander F. Wells y la enseñanza de química del estado sólido

Jan 01, 2008; Tanaka, John ... Abstract A.F WELLS, who pioneered the classification and representation of structures exhibited by inorganic compounds, received his PhD in X-ray crystallography from Cambridge in 193 7. In the few years following his graduation, he started to contemplate bringing some order to the field ...

Teaching solubility through research activities of students in class experiments/Enseñanza de solubilidad en clase a través de actividades de investigación

Jan 01, 2008; Hugerat, Muhamad; Elyian, Salman; Drawshi, Muhammed; Orlik, Yuri ... Abstract In this paper, we present an example of teaching and learning solubility (water-oil mixture) through research. Two different types of one-pot consecutive reactions are presented. The first is the electrolysis of water that produces hydroxide ions, which react further to break ...

A path analytical study of Nigerian senior secondary school students' characteristics and their academic performance in physics/Estudio analítico sobre el rendimiento académico en física en una escuela secundaria nigeriana

Jan 01, 2008; Ariyo, Akinyele Oyetunde; Jonathan-Ibeagha, Evans ... Abstract The study constructed and tested a ten-variable model for providing a causal explanation of senior secondary students ' academic achievement in physics in terms often variables are: physics learning resources, student 's gender, school type, school principal area of ...

A note on the calculation of the Garskof-Houston relatedness coefficient/Una nota sobre el cálculo del coeficiente de relaciones de Garskof-Houston

Jan 01, 2008; Cardellini, Liberato ... Abstract The Word Association Test is an educational tool that enables the teacher to 'look inside the students ' heads and see how the concepts are lodged in their cognitive structure and also to see the map of the connections between the concepts. In order to map the structures, the ...

Desarrollo y evaluación de un CD multimedia de aplicación para resolución de casos en ciencias básicas/Development and evaluation of a multimedia CD for solving cases in basic sciences

Jan 01, 2008; Narváez, Carmen Gloria C; Martínez, María José I; Vargas, Paulina D; Goset, Jessica P ... Resumen Este trabajo tuvo por objetivo evaluar inicialmente el diseño y aplicabilidad de una herramienta de multimedia para ciencias básicas integradas en la Carrera de Odontología de la Universidad del Desarrollo, (Concepción, Chile). Para ello se consideró la generación de casos de ...

Misconception patterns from students to teachers: an example for force and motion concepts/Ejemplos de ideas alternativas transmitidas de los estudiantes a los profesores: temas: fuerza y movimiento

Jan 01, 2008; Demirci, Neset ... Abstract To date, many investigations in physics education have been done and have revealed many things about what students know and how they learn and understand basics concepts in physics. In general, students' interactions and experiences with the real world shape their own concept ...

SPECIAL SECTION: MICROSCALE SCIENCE. Sección especial: Ciencia en microescala/Ignition of the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen in a 2-mL eudiometer

Jan 01, 2008; Schwarz, P; Najdoski, M ... Abstract We describe the production of the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen in a plastic pipette, the transfer of 1 mL of the mixture into an eudiometer made from a syringe and the volumetric reaction of the gases after their activation by the spark of a piezo igniter. The production of ...

2d European Variety in Chemistry Education- Eurovariety 2007. Prague, 27-30 June 2007

Jan 01, 2008; Orlik, Yuri ... The 2d European Variety in Chemistry Education-2007., held in the beautiful city of Prague, Czech Republic. The organizers of the Eurovariety were the Faculty of Science of the Charles University together with Division of Chemistry Education EuCheMS, Royal Society of Chemistry Tertiary Education ...

20th International Conference in Chemical Education, 20th ICCE, (Mauritius, August 3-8, 2008)

Jan 01, 2008; Anonymous ... If you want to see silicon bonded with oxygen (silica) then come to Mauritius for the 20th ICCE The Organizing Committee would like to invite all academicians, science teachers, and researchers to attend this biennial meeting. 20th ICCE will be held on August 3-8, 2008, in ...

DIDÁCTICA UNIVERSITARIA EN ENTORNOS VIRTUALES DE ENSEÑANZA-APRENDIZAJE

Jan 01, 2008; Mejía, Antonio ... G. BAUTISTA, F. BORGES, A. FORES. DIDÁCTICA UNIVERSITARIA EN ENTORNOS VIRTUALES DE ENSEÑANZA-APRENDIZAJE. Nercea S.A. de Ediciones, Madrid, 2006, 246 pp. La formación mediada por el uso de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) es un asunto de importancia para la ...

MICROSCALE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTATION FOR ALL AGES

Jan 01, 2008; Herish, Julia ... MICROSCALE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTATION FOR ALL AGES. Editors: Muhamad Hugerat, Peter Schwarz, Morgechai Livneh. The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel, Haifa, Israel, 2006, 442 pp. The credit for incorporating microscale experimentation in chemistry into the educational ...