Demonstrates the merging of cognitive psychology, psychology of mathematics, and special education. Various models of children's addition strategies are reviewed and critiqued. Addition strategy with poor learners should be comprehensive and include interactions between strategies, knowledge, metacognition, motivation, and social factors. (MAK)

Presents an inexpensive hands-on lesson in DNA fingerprinting that can be completed in a single class period. Involves students in solving a murder in which a drop of blood is fingerprinted and matched with the blood of the murderer. (DDR)

Provides an activity in which students create small classroom factories and investigate several aspects of production including design, engineering, quality control, waste management, packaging, shipment, and communication. (DDR)

Announces the theme for National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) 1998 and offers a rationale for the choice of the topic of polar connections. Suggests that the poles offer a glimpse of science as high adventure. The poles are often seen as pristine, nearly lablike environments that provide a platform for animal studies. (DDR)

Details an activity in which children experiment with creating their own sun protection devices and a model of the sunglasses invented by native people of the Arctic. (DDR)

Reports on an ethnographic study of inservice biology teachers (N=8) in which two questions were explored. The questions pertain to the frequency and forms of analogies used by biology teachers to explain scientific concepts to their students. Contains 23 references. (DDR)

Examines claims for writing-to-learn science and juxtaposes them with writing practices in both the scientific community and school science. Presents arguments for reconceptualizing the act of writing in science classrooms in light of a characterization of writing in the discourses of science and school science, including recognizing writing as a…

Argues that some common student misconceptions are perpetuated by teachers, textbooks, and rote-learning methods and that strategies to challenge and change these misconceptions are needed. Focuses on misconceptions related to the eye and how it works. (DDR)

Explains the preexperience, experience, and postexperience phases of seven teaching styles: dictated, prescribed, directed, consulted, interpreted, automated, and shared. The most effective and appropriate style suits the situation, fits the preferences of leader and clients, and results in appropriate client independence. Although no single best…

Five students (ages 9-10) with learning disabilities and severe writing problems wrote in dialog journals using a standard word processor and then using a word processor with speech-synthesis and word prediction features. The special features had a strong effect on the legibility and spelling for four students. (Author/CR)

Highlights the role of reflexivity in educational research and argues that it needs to be recognized in terms of learning in general, in relation to research design, and in respect to producing educational knowledge. Presents a way of researching social justice and education that accounts for the reflexive nature of educational research. (DSK)

Researchers have compiled clear, convincing evidence of what works in early childhood education. Intensive intervention in the early years can make a dramatic difference. To create early learning environments, schools should hire qualified teachers, keep classes small, engage children in learning, design room to grow, test gently, and involve…

Asserts that contemporary students feel alienated by the 'one-to-many' relationship brought upon by lecture courses, self-directed CD-ROMS, and huge college Web sites. Examines ways this silence can be broken. States that educators can use high-tech devices such as e-mail as a basis for connecting with diverse students. Suggests using a creative…

Draws upon the metaphor of "apprenticeship" to explain how individual cognitive development of children and adults alike can be enhanced by mentoring relationships within a particular educational "culture." Proposes that computers and related technologies can be instrumental in creating socially interactive and reflective learning communities.…

Discusses challenges of teaching reading with children's literature. Presents a fourth-grade teacher's experience beginning her first full year of teaching. Notes that the novel "Call It Courage" revolutionized the teacher's concept of teaching with literature. Concludes that with the current call for a greater emphasis on direct skills…