The essential nature of public school student performance on standardized examinations is becoming increasingly apparent. As schools across the nation are examined more closely based on the science achievement of students, career and technical education programs will be expected to contribute to this effort. Through the lens of Ajzen and Madden's…

This paper reviews the significant sociocultural literatures on science studies, cultural diversity, and sustainability science to develop theoretical perspectives for science education more suitable to the challenges of contemporaneity. While the influences of science studies and cultural diversity are not uncommon within the science education…

We present results of an investigation of university students' development of mathematical models of motion in a physical science course for preservice teachers and graduate students in science and mathematics education. Although some students were familiar with the standard concepts of position, velocity, and acceleration from physics classes,…

Even though photosynthesis is an obligatory part of the science curriculum, research has shown that students often have a poor understanding of it. The authors advocate that classroom coverage of the topic of photosynthesis should include not only its biochemical properties but also the role of photosynthesis or photosynthetic organisms in matter…

The purpose of the study was to identify and analyze the scientific elements of the creationist position, and to provide information and recommendations to educators facing the question of adding creationism to the science curriculum. The claim that creationism is of equal scientific status with evolution is examined in the first part of the…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 13. SUBJECT MATTER: Physics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into two parts, each of which contains the same four units. The first part briefly describes each unit; the second part gives a detailed outline of each unit. The guide is offset printed and staple-bound with a soft cover. OBJECTIVES AND…

An advocate of scientific creationism states arguments for its inclusion in the public school curriculum. (MLF)

A scientist states that creationism may have a place in the schools, but as a theological doctrine, not as a scientific theory. (Author/MLF)

Presents survey data of (n=63) chemical engineering curricula. (MKR)

Reports on the Ninth Annual Worcester Polytechnic Institute Conference on Chemical Education that focused on the incorporation of materials science into chemistry courses as examples of chemical phenomena and on the identification of what chemistry a college graduate should possess to work in the area of materials science. (JRH)

A landmark group of Cornell University is dedicated to diffusing every possible information available on ornithology, the website is divided into several different sections. There is enough material in this website to cover various units in any life science or integrated science course (www.birds.cornell.edu/programs.allaboutbirds).

We argue that learning about the nature and utility of scientific models and engaging in the process of creating and testing models should be a central focus of science education. To realize this vision, we created and evaluated the Model-Enhanced ThinkerTools (METT) Curriculum, which is an inquiry-oriented physics curriculum for middle school…

The newly updated "Content-Based Curriculum for High-Ability Learners" provides a solid introduction to curriculum development in gifted and talented education. Written by experts in the field of gifted education, this text uses cutting-edge design techniques and aligns the core content with national and state standards. In addition to a revision…

Finnish students' opinions about the frequency of learning activities and communication in the Finnish science classroom, their interest in science and science studies and careers, their sense of self-efficacy, and their beliefs about their own competence as well as their performance in science are analyzed based on PISA 2006 Scientific Literacy…

This paper describes a study on research-oriented chemistry teacher education, in which fifty-six advanced, secondary school chemistry student teachers working in teams of two interviewed twenty-eight experienced chemistry teachers. The interviews focussed on teachers' personal viewpoints of how to best teach the different levels of…