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Ian A. Simpson Dr. Kevin P. Singer Dr. David Treagust Dr. Marjan G. Zadnik 《Research in Science Education》1990,20(1):316-323
This paper describes the development and evaluation of a course in physiotherapy whereby the physics fundamental to the modalities
of cold, heat and ultrasound therapies was integrated in lectures and actual physiotherapy activities. The design of the course
is described together with the perceptions of physiotherapy students regarding the organisation of the course, safety aspects
and how well the integration contributed to their understanding of the physics involved in electrotherapy.
Specialization: Physics education.
Specialization: electrotherapy.
Specializations: Diagnosis of student learning difficulties and teaching for conceptual change, technology education, curriculum evaluation.
Specializations: Material science, isotope studies, physics education. 相似文献
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Professor Dr. Reinders Duit Professor Dr. Peter Häussler Dr. Roland Lauterbach Professor Dr. Helmut Mikelskis Professor Dr. Walter Westphal 《Research in Science Education》1992,22(1):106-113
This paper outlines the design of a physics textbook that addresses issues of gender-inclusive physics teaching, STS and constructivism.
Difficulties of addressing these issues in a textbook for normal classes, which has to compete with other textbooks on the
market will be discussed.
Specializations: constructivist approaches in science education research and practice.
Specializations: gender issues in science instruction.
Specializations: primary education, integrated science.
Specializations: STS, phenomenological oriented physics instruction.
Specializations: peace education within science education. 相似文献
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Dr. J. A. Woolnough 《Research in Science Education》1993,23(1):355-355
This paper presents an evaluation of the Physics course at Dickson College (ACT). It highlights students' expectations before
the course, and their impressions and feelings during the course. This is the second evaluation carried out as part of a long
term study of student attitudes before and after the introduction of a more ‘conceptual’ approach to the teaching of physics
at this college. Overall, this approach has produced a more positive attitude in all students, but more significantly in girls.
Specializations: senior physics, chemistry and biology. 相似文献
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This paper reports an evaluation of the physics course at Dickson College (ACT) looking at students' high school experience,
their expectations before beginning and their impressions and feelings during the course. In general, students seem to have
a fairly negative approach to physics, enrolling for a variety of often vague utilitarian reasons but with little expectation
of enjoyment or interest. These opinions were most prevalent in girls who tend to find the content difficult and the course
as a whole uninteresting. There is also a significant difference between girls and boys in their response to different types
of assessment items. In an attempt to enhance the level of interest and enjoyment in students we have been phasing in a more
‘conceptual’ approach to the teaching of physics.
Specializations: senior Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 相似文献
5.
Paul McColl 《Research in Science Education》1993,23(1):183-188
This paper examines an approach to the teaching of a year 12 Physics topic from within an historical setting. The Victorian
Physics course requires teachers to cover each topic within some particular prescribed context, so that the everyday relevance
of physics or its interrelationships with other fields of endeavour can be demonstrated. The Light and Matter topic specifies
only one context: Landmark Developments. Rather than adopting a ‘names, dates and events’ approach which, for many understandable
reasons, most teachers seem to follow, the author has attempted to cover the history in greater detail and more holistically.
Specializations: history of physics, nature of science, construction of knowledge, social responsibility in science. 相似文献
6.
Ms. Dorothy Kearney 《Research in Science Education》1993,23(1):146-155
The last decade has seen an explosion of interest in issues concerned with girls and science education, and the nature of
the dialogue has become increasingly sophisticated. Current writing stresses the importance of acknowledging differences between
women, as well as differences between women and men. This paper will outline some of the positions it is possible to adopt
in the discussion. It will raise some questions concerning the implications of the choice of a position for classroom teachers
of science and, in particular, physics teachers.
Specializations: physics curriculum development, gender and science teaching. 相似文献
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Dr. Andrew Baimba 《Research in Science Education》1992,22(1):30-37
Eight physics teachers from three research schools working in collaboration with the author developed, tried, and evaluated
a teaching module on “Force”. The module was designed for students in a non-western society, for whom there is no cultural
term that explicitly defines the concept. This paper describes illustrative examples of the trials and evaluation exercise
of the module. It concludes with a summary of the effects the teachers' interaction with the module had on their professional
development.
Specializations: Physics education, science education, education in developing countries. 相似文献
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Alison Grindrod Andrea Klindworth Dr. Marjory-Dore Martin Russell Tytler 《Research in Science Education》1991,21(1):151-160
In 1990, a large proportion of third year primary trainee teachers at Victoria College had observed or taught very few or
no science lessons during the first two years of their course. The students felt that a lack of content knowledge, a crowded
school curriculum, and problems associated with managing resources and equipment, were the main factors contributing to the
low level of science being taught in schools. By the end of their third year significantly more students had taught science
than after the second year. There was also a change in approach to teaching science with more practical activities being included
than previously. The science method unit taught to the students in the third year of their course contributed to this increase.
The students considered the hands-on activities in class to have been the most effective aspect of the unit in their preparation
for the teaching of primary science.
Specializations: children's learning in science, primary teacher education.
Specializations: student understanding of biology, evaluation of formal and informal educational settings.
Specializations: gender, science and technology, environmental education.
Specializations: children's learning in science, language and science. 相似文献
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Many tertiary institutions in South Africa have implemented schemes to help redress the unfair school educational system.
This paper describes one such initiative to increase access and success of educationally disadvantaged students in science.
The background of the College of Science and the success of its first intake of students is described with an emphasis on
the physics component of the physical sciences course. Sixty six percent of the students passed all three courses in their
first year with the most educationally disadvantaged showing the greatest gains.
Specializations: physics education, language and communication. in science.
Specializations: meta-cognition and conceptual development in physics, qualitative research in physics education. 相似文献
10.
Weili Wang Richard K. Coll 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2005,3(4):639-669
Experimental physics is seen as an essential part of tertiary physics education. Students are supposed to develop practical
skills and advance from closed ‘cookbook’ experiments to open experiment and design experiment procedures independently. As
a consequence tertiary practical physics courses increase in the level of challenge throughout an undergraduate degree program.
The research reported here consists of an investigation of two solely laboratory-based experimental physics courses: a second-year
course Experimental Physics and Instrumentation, and a third-year course Advanced Experimental Physics, offered at a New Zealand tertiary institution. The research suggests that although the structure, content, and teaching
methods in the two courses vary; there is little difference in students' learning strategies employed in the two courses.
It appears bridging experiments may be necessary to help students shift from a highly directive pedagogy at the lower levels
of the undergraduate practical physics program, to a more open inquiry approach.
Richard K. Coll: Author for correspondence. 相似文献
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This paper describes research into teachers' perceptions of technology education carried out as part of the Learning in Technology
Education Project. Thirty primary and secondary school teachers were interviewed. Secondary teachers interpreted technology
education in terms of their subject subcultures as did some primary teachers. The primary teachers were also influenced by
current initiatives, outside school interests and teaching programs.
Specializations: investigations in science, science and technology education.
Specializations: learning theories, history and philosophy of science, chemical education. 相似文献
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Six beginning primary school teachers pioneering the Interactive Teaching approach to science were studied in their first
year of teaching. Interviews with the beginning teachers revcaled that they faced several obstacles to the implementation
of the interactive teaching of science. These included lack of collegial support, lack of feedback on their teaching, difficulty
assessing the learning of their pupils, and the differences between the culture of learning of the alternative science pedagogy
and that of their pupils. By the end of the year, teachers had reconstructed the alternative science pedagogy in ways that
reduced these difficulties. The interviews also provided evidence that ongoing support by teachers and teacher-educators versed
in the alternative pedagogy can make beginning teacher's implementation of the Interactive Teaching of science less difficult.
Specializations: physics education, beginning teachers.
Specializations: misconceptions, assessment. 相似文献
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Deborah Corrigan Peter Fensham Jennifer Sheed Rosemary Hutchinson 《Research in Science Education》1992,22(1):403-405
Conclusion The difficulty of sharing meaning of curriculum intentions between different groups is highlighted in this study. The acceptance
of the novel features of the Chemistry Study Design is mixed. The longitudinal nature of the study helped to identify the
difficulty teachers had in understanding the meaning of these novel features although the experiences of teaching units in
the VCE chemistry course have enabled some teachers to shift in their construction of the meaning of the words and messages
around them.
Specializations: chemistry and science education, technology and industry links with sicence in schools.
Specializations: science and technology curriculum, environmental education, educational disadvantage.
Specializations: curriculum change, science career paths.
Specializations: science education, computers in schools. 相似文献
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Ms Carmel McNaught Ms Heather Grant Mr Paul Fritze Dr Peter McTigue Ms Janet Barton Dr Robert Prosser 《Research in Science Education》1993,23(1):189-198
This paper describes a project in the School of Chemistry at The University of Melbourne. During 1992 thirty hours of videotapes
were taken of students doing quantitative volumetric work in first year laboratories. These were viewed to find out what problems
students encountered and what interactions they had with other students and with demonstrators. The data were logged on a
Hypercard stack and novel visual images were produced to map student activity, both qualitatively and quantitatively. These
data contributed to the design of a multimedia learning package which students worked through at the beginning of 1993. Video
data of their laboratory performance after this intervention provides evidence of improved performance.
Specializations: academic development in the sciences, evaluation of computer-based learning materials.
Specializations: physical chemistry, chemical education at tertiary level.
Specializations: design and development of computer-based learning materials.
Specializations: electrochemistry, general physical chemistry at secondary and tertiary level.
Specializations: chemical education at secondary and tertiary level, theoretical chemistry. 相似文献
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Many introductory biochemistry students have problems understanding metabolism and acquiring the skills necessary to study
metabolic pathways. In this paper we suggest that this may be largely due to the use of a traditional teaching approach which
emphasises memorisation rather than understanding. We present an alternative approach to teaching carbohydrate metabolism
which is designed to promote understanding of pathways. The approach also enables regular monitoring of, and reflection on,
student progress and the identification of student reasoning and conceptual difficulties through the use of specially designed
problems. Preliminary results are presented giving examples of specific student difficulties and the extent to which they
were addressed by the alternative instructional approach. A qualitative evaluation of the approach is also presented.
Specializations: metal accumulating plants biochemical education.
Specializations: physics education, conceptual development, instructional design, improvement of tertiary science education. 相似文献
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Carmel McNaught Dianne Raubenheimer Margaret Keogh Rob O'Donoghue Jim Taylor 《Research in Science Education》1992,22(1):291-298
This paper describes an ongoing process of participatory curriculum development. It outlines some of the tensions which need
to be explored in science curriculum development: debates about the nature of science, of society, of school science content
and of learning theories. The process whereby action can arise from this debate is also explored. An example will be outlined
of a network of science curriculum action which has developed from the work of a range of science education projects in Natal,
South Africa.
Specializations: science curriculum development from primary to tertiary level.
Specializations: inservice primary science teacher development.
Specializations: inservice teacher development, biology education.
Specializations: environmental education, teacher development.
Specializations: environmental education, teacher development. 相似文献
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This paper reports an empirical study of science education in Australian primary schools. The data show that, while funding
is seen as a major determinant of what is taught and how it is taught, teacher-confidence and teacher-knowledge are also important
variables. Teachers are most confident with topics drawn from the biological sciences, particularly things to do with plants.
With this exception there is no shared body of science education knowledge that could be used to develop a curriculum for
science education. There was evidence that most teachers see a need for a hands-on approach to primary science education involving
the use of concrete materials. A substantial proportion of teachers agree that some of the problems would be alleviated by
having a set course together with simple, prepared kits containing sample learning experiences. Any such materials must make
provision for individual teachers to capitalise on critical teaching incidents as they arise and must not undermine the professional
pride that teachers have in their work.
Specializations: science education, school effectiveness, teacher education
Specializations: science education, teacher education in science 相似文献
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The Sci-Tec project was based on an interactive, non-deficit model of in-service in which the fundamental principle was to
value the expertise of all participants, and to encourage them to share that expertise with others. As part of the unfolding
of the project, the participants also identified various areas of need as they arose, and these too became elements of the
in-service agenda. The model has proved to be robust when applied in a wide range of schools, and with teachers who originally
expressed widely varying degrees of confidence and interest in teaching primary science and technology.
Specializations: primary science in-service education, curriculum leadership
Specializations: in-service and pre-service primary science and technology 相似文献
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While constructivism has emerged as a major reform in science education from the last decade, wide-spread adoption of constructivist
practices in school laboratories and classrooms is yet to be achieved. If constructivist approaches are to be utilised more
widely, teachers will need to accept a more active and constructivist role in their own pedagogical learning. One experienced
junior science teacher was able to implement constructivist approaches in her classroom by using a personally constructed
metaphor to guide her practice.
Specializations: science education, teaching of thinking, professional development.
Specializations: constructivism, professional development. 相似文献
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This paper is based on interviews with seventy-five science teachers in twelve schools across Australia. The interviews were
conducted as part of a D.E.E.T. Project of National Significance. The purpose of the project was to develop a strategy for
the professional development of science teachers. The main purpose of our interviews was to listen to teachers' views on what
such a strategy should try to achieve. We asked them to talk about conditions affecting the quality of their work, their attitudes
to teaching, their professional development, their careers, the evaluation of teaching, and Award Restructuring. Through these
interviews we came to understand how many science teachers are loosely connected with potentially valuable sources of support
for their professional development. In this paper we focus on one group of “loose connections”; those between science teachers
and scientists in other fields, research in science education, and their colleagues within science departments in schools.
Specializations: Science education, reflective practice, teaching and learning.
Specializations: Professional development, educational evaluation. 相似文献