Recently added articles from School Science and Mathematics:
Science and mathematics education in a context of national crises.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... We enter another new school year in a context of enduring questions not only about U. S. science and mathematics education but also about the direction and stability of the nation's economy. Although it is not at all clear how the current administration will focus its efforts for ...
Students' understandings and misconceptions of algebraic inequalities.(RESEARCH IN brief)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM] requires students in grades nine through twelve to be able to explain inequalities using mathematical relational symbols and be able to understand the meaning of inequalities and their solutions (NCTM, 2000). Studies have shown that ...
Constructing elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes, and practical knowledge through an inquiry-based elementary science course.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... This study examines inservice elementary school teachers 'beliefs, attitudes, and practical knowledge toward inquiry-based science instruction and the influence of an inquiry-based elementary science course on teachers' beliefs, attitudes, and practical knowledge regarding inquiry. Both ...
Computational estimation performance on whole-number multiplication by third- and fifth-grade Chinese students.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Four hundred and three 3rd- and 5th-grade Chinese students took the Multiplication Estimation Test or participated in the interview on it, designed to assess their computational estimation performance on whole-number multiplication. Students perform better when tasks are presented visually ...
Beginning mathematics teachers' beliefs of subject matter and instructional actions documented over time.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... In this study we report the results of survey research that collected responses of an identical sample (31 beginning mathematics and science teachers, elementary and middle school level) that graduated from a reform-based mathematics and science teacher preparation program, the Maryland ...