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Journal of Science Education and Technology

December 2013 Volume 22, Number 6

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 14

  1. The Learning Effects of a Multidisciplinary Professional Development Programme

    Talitha Christine Visser, Fer G. M. Coenders, Jules M. Pieters & Cees Terlouw

    Professional development becomes relevant and effective when teachers are actively involved, collaborate, and when it is linked to teachers' daily school practice (Hunzicker in "Prof Dev ... More

    pp. 807-824

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  2. The Different Benefits from Different Gestures in Understanding a Concept

    Seokmin Kang, Gregory L. Hallman, Lisa K. Son & John B. Black

    Explanations are typically accompanied by hand gestures. While research has shown that gestures can help learners understand a particular concept, different learning effects in different types of... More

    pp. 825-837

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  3. Preservice Teachers' TPACK: Using Technology to Support Inquiry Instruction

    Jennifer L. Maeng, Bridget K. Mulvey, Lara K. Smetana & Randy L. Bell

    This investigation provides detailed descriptions of preservice secondary science teachers' technology-enhanced inquiry instruction and their developing TPACK. Prior to student teaching, 27... More

    pp. 838-857

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  4. Forging School-Scientist Partnerships: A Case of Easier Said than Done?

    Garry Falloon

    Since the early 1980s, a number of initiatives have been undertaken worldwide which have involved scientists and teachers working together in projects designed to support the science learning of... More

    pp. 858-876

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  5. Game-Based Learning in Science Education: A Review of Relevant Research

    Ming-Chaun Li & Chin-Chung Tsai

    The purpose of this study is to review empirical research articles regarding game-based science learning (GBSL) published from 2000 to 2011. Thirty-one articles were identified through the Web of... More

    pp. 877-898

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  6. Profiles of Motivated Self-Regulation in College Computer Science Courses: Differences in Major versus Required Non-Major Courses

    Duane F. Shell & Leen-Kiat Soh

    The goal of the present study was to utilize a profiling approach to understand differences in motivation and strategic self-regulation among post-secondary STEM students in major versus required... More

    pp. 899-913

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  7. Learning Physics with Digital Game Simulations in Middle School Science

    Janice L. Anderson & Mike Barnett

    The purpose of this work is to share our findings in using video gaming technology to facilitate the understanding of basic electromagnetism with middle school students. To this end, we explored... More

    pp. 914-926

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  8. Science as a Web of Trails: Redesigning Science Education with the Tools of the Present to Meet the Needs of the Future

    Donna Karno & Michael Glassman

    Science education has experienced significant changes since the mid-20th century, most recently with the creation of STEM curricula (DeBoer 1991; Yager 2000). The emergence of the World Wide Web as... More

    pp. 927-933

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  9. Who Are the Science Teachers That Seek Professional Development in Research Experience for Teachers (RET's)? Implications for Teacher Professional Development

    Yavuz Saka

    To address the need to better prepare teachers to enact science education reforms, the National Science Foundation has supported a Research Experience for Teachers (RET's) format for teacher... More

    pp. 934-951

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  10. Learning Relative Motion Concepts in Immersive and Non-Immersive Virtual Environments

    Michael Kozhevnikov, Johannes Gurlitt & Maria Kozhevnikov

    The focus of the current study is to understand which unique features of an immersive virtual reality environment have the potential to improve learning relative motion concepts. Thirty-seven... More

    pp. 952-962

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  11. Broadening Horizons and Teaching Basic Biology through Cell-Free Synthesis of Green Fluorescent Protein in a High School Laboratory Course

    Cem Albayrak, K C. Jones & James R. Swartz

    Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) has emerged as a practical method for producing a broad variety of proteins. In addition, the direct accessibility to the reaction environment makes CFPS... More

    pp. 963-973

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  12. Student Views of Teacher Actions in Science Classrooms Designed to Meet Current Reforms

    Stuart O. Yager, Hakan Akcay, Ozgur Kivilcan Dogan & Robert E. Yager

    Science/Technology/Society (STS) as a reform effort has been active in Iowa for three decades. A program called Iowa Chautauqua has evolved over the four decades to promote K-12 STS teaching in... More

    pp. 974-983

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  13. Exploring the Potential of Smartphones and Tablets for Performance Support in Food Chemistry Laboratory Classes

    Koos van der Kolk, Rob Hartog, Gerrit Beldman & Harry Gruppen

    Increasingly, mobile applications appear on the market that can support students in chemistry laboratory classes. In a multiple app-supported laboratory, each of these applications covers one use... More

    pp. 984-992

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  14. The Effects of Study Tasks in a Computer-Based Chemistry Learning Environment

    Detlef Urhahne, Sabine Nick, Anna Christin Poepping & Sarah Jayne Schulz

    The present study examines the effects of different study tasks on the acquisition of knowledge about acids and bases in a computer-based learning environment. Three different task formats were... More

    pp. 993-1003

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