School Science and Mathematics articles from April 2006

School Science and Mathematics archives from April 2006

Ten years of science education standards and the roadmap to success.(National Science Education Standards)(Editorial)
April 1, 2006... Ten years ago, in January 1996, the National Research Council released the National Science Education Standards (NSES). This effort, which took years of collaboration between leading scientists, educators, parents, administrators, and college...

Mathematics anxiety and preservice elementary teachers' confidence to teach mathematics and science.
April 1, 2006... Sixty-five preservice elementary teachers' math anxiety levels and confidence levels to teach elementary mathematics and science were measured. The confidence scores of subjects in different math anxiety groups were compared and the...

Pulling back the curtain: uncovering and changing students' perceptions of scientists.
April 1, 2006... Although there have been numerous scientists-in-the-classroom initiatives in recent years, there is little research that documents whether or not these initiatives make an impact on students. This study examined 27 seventh-grade and 27...

From the written to the enacted curricula: the intermediary role of middle school mathematics teachers in shaping students' opportunity to learn.
April 1, 2006... In this paper is reported the extent of textbook use by 39 middle school mathematics teachers in six states, 17 utilizing a textbook series developed with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF-funded) and 22 using textbooks...

Investigating high school students' science experiences and mechanics understanding.
April 1, 2006... This research study was designed to provide an introductory examination of how high school students' out-of-school science experiences, particularly those relevant to the physical sciences, relate to their learning of Newtonian mechanics. A...

Cohomology of Vector Bundles and Syzygies.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Cohomology of Vector Bundles and Syzygies Author Jerzy M. Weyman Cambridge University Press 40 West 20th Street New York, NY 1100-4211 2003; 371 pages, Hardback $80 The central theme of this textbook, Cohomology...

The Art of Problem Posing, 3rd ed.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... The Art of Problem Posing (3rd ed.) Authors Stephen I. Brown and Marion 1. Walter Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 2005; 192 pages Paperback $22.00 Cloth $49.95 Many...

Evaluation of Science and Technology: Education at the Dawn of a New Millennium.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Evaluation of Science and Technology: Education at the Dawn of a New Millennium Editors James W. Altschuld and David D. Kumar Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 233 Spring Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10013 2002;...

A Primer of Analytic Number Theory: From Pythagoras to Riemann.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2006... A Primer of Analytic Number Theory: From Pythagoras to Riemann Author Jeffrey Stopple Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK 2003; 383 pages plus a five-page preface. Paperback $40.93...

Problems.(mathematics problems)
April 1, 2006... This section of the Journal offers readers an opportunity to exchange interesting mathematical problems and solutions. Proposals are always welcomed. Please observe the following guidelines when submitting proposals or solutions: 1....