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Wheeler, Anne C.; Skinner, Debra G.; Bailey, Donald B. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2008
A mixed method approach was used to explore quality of life of 101 mothers of children with fragile X syndrome. Mothers completed a self-report of personal quality of life and measures of mental health and well-being. A subset was interviewed about quality of life. The distribution of scores on the Quality of Life Inventory was similar to the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Quality of Life, Child Rearing, Social Environment
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Black, Michael W.; Tuan, Alice; Jonasson, Erin – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2008
The emergence of molecular tools in multiple disciplines has elevated the importance of undergraduate laboratory courses that train students in molecular biology techniques. Although it would also be desirable to provide students with opportunities to apply these techniques in an investigative manner, this is generally not possible in the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Student Projects, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
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Schwarte, Andrea R. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
This article provides an overview of current research on Fragile X Syndrome, and how that knowledge can be used to guide successful intervention. The genetic etiology of Fragile X is reviewed and the physical, cognitive, adaptive, behavioral, and emotional phenotypes of children with the disorder are described, highlighting the differences in…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Autism, Mental Retardation, Physical Characteristics
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Furberg, Anniken; Ludvigsen, Sten – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
This article reports on a study concerning secondary school students' meaning-making of socio-scientific issues in Information and Communication Technology-mediated settings. Our theoretical argument has as its point of departure the analytical distinction between "doing science" and "doing school," as two different forms of…
Descriptors: Genetics, Scientific Concepts, Educational Technology, Science Education
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Tastan, Ibrahim; Dikmenli, Musa; Cardak, Osman – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
This study aims to investigate the effects of concept maps, together with conceptual change texts, given to 11th grade students' on the subject of molecules carrying genetical information. The semistructured individual interviews were conducted with 5 upper class students to find misconceptions related to the subject. A success test was developed…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Grade 11
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Tall, David – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2008
This paper focuses on the changes in thinking involved in the transition from school mathematics to formal proof in pure mathematics at university. School mathematics is seen as a combination of visual representations, including geometry and graphs, together with symbolic calculations and manipulations. Pure mathematics in university shifts…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, College Mathematics
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Altink, Marieke E.; Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro; Franke, Barbara; Slaats-Willemse, Dorine I. E.; Buschgens, Cathelijne J. M.; Rommelse, Nanda N. J.; Fliers, Ellen A.; Anney, Richard; Brookes, Keeley-Joanne; Chen, Wai; Gill, Michael; Mulligan, Aisling; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Thompson, Margaret; Sergeant, Joseph A.; Faraone, Stephen V.; Asherson, Philip; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: The dopamine receptor D4 ("DRD4") 7-repeat allele and maternal smoking during pregnancy are both considered as risk factors in the aetiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but few studies have been conducted on their interactive effects in causing ADHD. The purpose of this study is to examine the gene by…
Descriptors: Siblings, Smoking, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pregnancy
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Scharfenberg, Franz-Josef; Bogner, Franz X.; Klautke, Siegfried – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
Our research objectives focused on monitoring (i) students' activities during experimental teaching phases in an out-of-school gene technology laboratory, and (ii) potential relationships with variables such as work group size and cognitive achievement. Altogether, we videotaped 20 work groups of A-level 12th graders (n = 67) by continuous…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Genetics, Science Activities, Videotape Recordings
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Kolata, Gina Bari – Science, 1975
Presents models that ascribe social behavior, such as altruism and parental sacrifices for the young, to a kind of genetic imperative wherein individuals maximize their genetic contribution to the next generation. (GS)
Descriptors: Altruism, Animal Behavior, Biology, Evolution
Herrnstein, Richard J.; Farrington, David P. – 1988
This document presents two articles on the topic of the existence of genetic predisposition for delinquent behavior. In the first article, "The Individual Offender," Richard J. Herrnstein reviews the rich and rapidly growing body of research literature on the relationship between genes and the predisposition for certain social behaviors. He makes…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Etiology, Genetics
Rogers, R. Curtis; Simensen, Richard J. – 1986
A clinical population of 39 families affected by fragile X syndrome, a sex-linked form of mental retardation, is described. Physical aspects, including such common features as prominent jaw and simple ears, are noted along with psychological aspects such as different mean IQs among various age groups. Findings of intellectual evaluation did not…
Descriptors: Etiology, Genetics, Mental Retardation, Physical Characteristics
Carter, C. O. – Biology and Human Affairs, 1973
Can genetic evolution be controlled by man in a manner which does not violate a civilized, humane, and democratic ethos? The genetics of health and illhealth and of normal variation are discussed with respect to this question. (PEB)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Genetics
Pollard, Zane F. – 1977
Reviewed are chromosomal anomalies affecting one's eyes. Brief descriptions are given of the genetic etiology of bilateral retinoblastoma (malignant tumors), aniridia (absence of the iris), cataracts, congenital glaucoma, Reginitis Pigmentosa (progressive deterioration of the visual cells), Choroidermia (degeneration of the vascular coat of the…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Etiology, Eyes, Genetics
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Kaufman, David A. – Physical Educator, 1975
Discusses obesity and some of the problems involved with it. (PB)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Genetics, Heredity, Obesity
Hull, Ronald W. – 1980
This paper discusses the link between technology and humanity and examines the possibility of using technology to transform man into a superintelligent species. The course of human development can be viewed as a consequence of technological development. If we can plot the course technology will take, then we can gain insight into the course…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Genetics, Space Exploration, Technological Advancement
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