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Secondary Students' Responses to Perceptions of the Relationship between Science and Religion: Stances Identified from an Interview Study
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Taber, Keith S.; Billingsley, Berry; Riga, Fran; Newdick, Helen – Science Education, 2011
It has been argued that learning science may be complicated, and even compromised, when students hold worldviews that may seem at odds with what is presented in science lessons. In particular, in some parts of the world, there has been considerable concern that students from particular religious backgrounds may reject some science teaching if…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Conflict, Religion, Science Instruction
High School Science Teachers' Views of Standards and Accountability
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Donnelly, Lisa A.; Sadler, Troy D. – Science Education, 2009
Previous literature has documented how teachers perceive both advantages and disadvantages associated with standards-based reform. These teacher perceptions may be connected to classroom practices in terms of the extent to which standards are utilized by individual teachers. The purpose of this study was to identify how secondary science teachers…
Descriptors: State Standards, Science Teachers, Accountability, Faculty Development
Variations in Prior Knowledge.
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Finley, Fred N. – Science Education, 1985
Determined if there are certain propositions that physics students (N=31) share with respect to a topic, to what extent is a student's knowledge on a subject idiosyncratic, and if there are different groups of students whose members share distinctive sets of propositions. Results are reported and discussed. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Interviews, Knowledge Level
Difficulties in Learning the Introductory Magnetic Field Theory in the First Years of University
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Guisasola, Jenaro; Almudi, Jose M.; Zubimendi, Jose L. – Science Education, 2004
This study examined university engineering and physical science students' misconceptions of the nature of magnetic field. It is assumed that a significant knowledge of the sources of magnetic field is a basic prerequisite when students have to think about electromagnetic phenomena. To analyze students' conceptions, we have taken into account the…
Descriptors: Magnets, Theories, Curriculum Development, Physical Sciences
Explanations for the Transition of the Junior Secondary School Chemistry Curriculum in the People's Republic of China during the Period from 1978 to 2001
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Wei, Bing; Thomas, Gregory P. – Science Education, 2005
Taking the Junior Secondary School Chemistry Curriculum (JSSCC) in the People's Republic of China as a case, this paper approaches the issue of the tension between elite and future citizenry orientations in science curriculum. The changes in the JSSCC over the period from 1978 to 2001 are explained from three viewpoints: sociopolitical,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Chemistry, Curriculum Development
Concerns and Perceptions of Beginning Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers.
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Adams, Paul E.; Krockover, Gerald H. – Science Education, 1997
Identifies concerns of beginning science and mathematics teachers about being a new teacher and their perceptions of the effectiveness of their preservice program in relation to their concerns. Concerns included class assignments, curriculum development, time and classroom management, and presentation of content. Perceptions include specificity of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development