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Download full textOffice of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
In December 1991, the first of a series of Secretary's Conferences on Improving Mathematics and Science Education was held in Washington, D.C., to discuss methods of attaining the fourth National Education Goal of being the world leader in mathematics and science education by the year 2000 as set by President Bush and the nation's governors. More…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTisher, Richard P., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1985
This publication contains 24 studies which focus on: the fostering of inquiry in secondary school science laboratories; realistic expectations for traditional laboratory work; a content-based, college-level science course for all students; understanding learning at the classroom level; transitions and student task involvement; a project to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1986
Abstracts of most of the papers, symposia, and poster sessions presented at the 59th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) are provided. Subject areas addressed include: instructional practices in secondary school science; research on computers in science learning; teacher's professional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Shubert, L. Elliot – 1984
This report is a compilation of presentations made at a symposium which focused on various topics and issues related to the current status of science and mathematics education at the national, state, and local levels. These presentations are: (1) "Growing Recognition of a Serious National Problem in Science Education" by M. Joan Parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Rosen, Walter G., Ed. – 1989
Many of the most exciting advances in science are taking place in biology, yet many students leave school without having learned biology's basic principles, and few are stimulated enough to continue in the sciences. This book presents information and expert views from teachers, curriculum developers, and others on why and where biology education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1983
Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) have been collected in this publication. Papers focus on such areas as cognitive structure, development of scientific literacy in secondary schools, science teaching as a career, improving science teaching,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1984
Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 58th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) have been collected in this publication. These papers related to such areas as: science curriculum development, design, and implementation; science test development; factors influencing student science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping
White, Arthur L., Ed.; Blosser, Patricia E., Ed. – 1982
Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) have been collected in this publication. Papers focus on such areas as student and teacher characteristics, student and teacher attitudes, science curriculum, science instruction, preservice and inservice…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Research
Forgasz, Helen, Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1991
This annual publication contains 43 research papers on a variety of issues related to science education. Topics include the following: mature-age students; teacher professional development; spreadsheets and science instruction; the Learning in Science Project and putting it into practice; science discipline knowledge in primary teacher education;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning)
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Assembly of Engineering. – 1982
In May 1982 the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering held a national convocation to consider the state of precollege education in mathematics and science in the United States. More than 40 speakers presented their views on how to reverse the current decline in science and mathematics education. The President, members of Congress, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
National Association for Research in Science Teaching. – 1991
Abstracts of most of the papers, symposia, discussion groups, round tables, and poster sessions presented at the 64th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) are provided. Subject areas addressed are as follows: teacher knowledge, cognitive development, conceptual change, curriculum issues, reform in science…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Rattray-Wood, Laurie, Ed.; Ferguson, Peter, Ed. – 1981
Most of the papers and summaries of papers presented at the twelfth annual conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association are presented. Topics addressed focus on various aspects of science curriculum and instruction, teacher education, student and teacher characteristics, and learning. Papers presented include, among others,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Schmidt, Hans-Jurgen, Ed. – 1992
In the course of the last decade the Dortmund Summer Symposium has developed into an internationally acknowledged conference, with English as the language of communication every other year. This book presents the following papers given at the 1992 conference: (1) Learning Science: Insights from Research on Teaching and Assessment (D. R. Baker);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analogy, Chemistry, College Science
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1990
This document contains the abstracts of most of the papers, symposia, and poster sessions presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Subject areas addressed include teacher preparation; informal settings; cognitive models; classroom practices; teaching methods; student learning;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1988
This document contains the abstracts of most of the papers, symposia and poster sessions presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Subject areas addressed include: teacher preparation, science, technology and society; classroom research; elementary science; process skills;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes
