Carries out a study into the choice of physics in secondary education against a background of disappointing percentages of students choosing exact and technical studies and the academic choice research tradition. Focuses on the predictive value of certain characteristics of the curriculum, the differences between schools, and the stability of the…

Presents three quote box puzzles in which given letters are dropped vertically in each column (given order does not necessarily represent the appearance) and form a quotation when read from left to right, line by line. (YDS)

Describes the Nobel Chemistry prize and categorizes the number of laureates per field of chemistry, country, and age in the history of Nobel Prizes. Explains who receives the award and laureates' effect on chemistry. (YDS)

The author examined changes in the educational and career goals of 66 young women who completed surveys in Grades 7 and 12. Participants identified desirable versus undesirable aspects of mathematics- and science-based careers to better understand the characteristics that do or do not attract women from these fields. Over time, participants'…

Since the mid-1990s, increasingly fewer French students have been enrolling for science subjects at university. Speaking of a "loss of interest in science among young people" is nevertheless premature. The phenomenon is primarily due to socio-demographic changes. As a result of their position in French higher education, universities,…

A teacher's sense of {instructional} efficacy has been considered a critical variable in student academic performance. Researchers Tschannen-Moran and Hoy Woolfolk (2001, p.783) defined teachers' {instructional} efficacy as a teacher's judgment of his or her capabilities to bring about desired outcomes of student engagement and learning, even…

In order to propogate information on the World Year of Physics (WYP) and to promote students' appreciation of the significance of this event, the author devised a riddle about Einstein and implemented it at two high schools in Taiwan, with 95 students which were mainly based on Einstein's publications in 1905. During the game 81% of the students…

Students (comparable in intelligence and ability) in slow-learning classes using either "Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Special Materials" or some other slow-learner biology materials, were compared on the basis of scores on the "Nelson Biology Test", the "Biological Sciences; Patterns and Processes Final…

In the future teachers of undergraduate biology will find increasing numbers of nonmajors in their courses and will have to modify the curricula to meet their needs. (BB)

Offers perspectives on the importance and purposes of science education. Emphasis is given to understandings and applications of scientific knowledge. Integration of the science disciplines and an interdisciplinary approach in science instruction are recommended. (ML)

This guide introduces the Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Award Program and includes information on competitions, science activities, and tips on how to facilitate invention programs. Sections include the following: (1) "Introducing the Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program"; (2) "Teaching Invention"; (3) "Young…

Experiments give students a practical awareness of pollution in its different forms. (RK)

Tells how science books can provide children with a chance to learn the methods of science and how to use them. (HOD)

Describes the gravitational lens effect and the chance of observing it. The use of stars, galaxies, or quasars is recommended for alignment with an intervening lens mass. (Author/SA)