Research in Science & Technological Education
2001 Volume 19, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Beyond Generic Mentoring: Helping Trainee Teachers To Teach Primary Science
Tina Jarvis, Frankie McKeon, David Coates & Judy Vause
Reports on the procedure and results of the trial of support materials that were developed for primary teacher mentors to help trainee teachers improve their medium-term and individual lesson plans... More
pp. 5-23
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Designing Teaching Materials for Learning Problem Solving in Technology Education
B G. Doornekamp
Considers domain-specific design specifications in the process of designing teaching materials for learning problem solving in technology education in order to raise learning outcomes with these... More
pp. 25-38
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Shaping Adolescents' Attitudes towards Science and Religion in Northern Ireland: The Role of Scientism, Creationism and Denominational Schools
Leslie J. Francis & John E. Greer
Examines adolescent attitudes towards Christianity, science, creationism, and scientism among high school students (n=1584) between the ages of 14-16. Reports that the apparent independence of... More
pp. 39-53
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Combating Stereotypes of the Scientist among Pre-service Science Teachers in Nigeria
N M. Mbajiorgu & E C. Iloputaife
Investigates the effect of instruction on preservice science teachers' conceptions of the scientist. Involves preservice teachers (n=26) and adopts a constructivist teaching approach. Concludes... More
pp. 55-67
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Student's Explanations of Chemical Phenomena: Macro and Micro Differences
Tiim Brosnan & Yvonne Reynolds
Investigates patterns of students' science thinking across four different science phenomena focusing on changes that come with age and science education. Asks secondary school students whether... More
pp. 69-78
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Children's Misconceptions in Primary Science: A Survey of Teachers' Views
Karen Pine, David Messer & Kate St. John
Considers the process of conceptual change and describes empirical studies into children's naive theories of physics concepts. Uses the Representational Redescription model to explain how naive... More
pp. 79-96
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A Cross-age Study of Senior High School Students' Conceptions of Basic Astronomy Concepts
Ricardo Trumper
Analyzes senior high school students' astronomy conceptions by means of a written questionnaire presented during the beginning of the first semester. (Contains 42 references.) (Author/YDS) More
pp. 97-109
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Children's Ideas about Strengthening Structures
Brenda J. Gustafson, Patricia M. Rowell & Dawn P. Rose
Focuses on 181 school children's (aged 5-13) responses to an Awareness of Technology Survey question intended to explore their conceptual knowledge of structural strength. Explores how the... More
pp. 111-23
