School Science and Mathematics articles from February 2004

School Science and Mathematics archives from February 2004

Peaches, plums, and nectarines.(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... It has been over 40 years since Thomas Kuhn popularized the idea of paradigms in his seminal text, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Although written as an elaboration on science as a way of knowing, the book appealed to academics in...

Assessing prospective elementary school teachers' beliefs about mathematics and mathematics learning: rationale and development of a constructed-response-format beliefs survey.
February 1, 2004... Because of the role beliefs play in the teaching and learning of mathematics, mathematics educators need to consider ways to assess beliefs and belief change. Beliefs, because they must be inferred, can be difficult to measure, particularly...

An illumination of the roles of hands-on activities, discussion, text reading, and writing in constructing biology knowledge in seventh grade.
February 1, 2004... A previous study (Wallace, Yang, Hand, & Hohenshell, 2001) indicated that seventh-grade life science students using a learning tool known as the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) performed significantly better on conceptual test questions than...

Beliefs and perspectives of first-year, alternative preparation, elementary teachers in urban classrooms.
February 1, 2004... Results from an earlier study (Hart, 2002) suggested that a group of 14 teachers participating in an alternative preparation program for elementary teachers had developed beliefs that were consistent with current thinking in mathematics...

Macromedia Flash as a tool for mathematics teaching and learning.(Technology Reviews)
February 1, 2004... Macromedia Flash is a powerful and robust development tool. Because of its graphical, sound, and animation capabilities (and ubiquitous browser plug-in), major companies employ it in their website development (see www.nike.com or www.espn.com)....

The New Science Teacher: Cultivating Good Practice.
February 1, 2004... Author Deborah J. Trumbull Teachers College Press 1234 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 1999; 144 pages Cloth $54. Paper $18.95 The New Science Teacher: Cultivating Good Practice is one of seven in the Ways of Knowing in...

The Theory of Numbers.
February 1, 2004... Author Anthony A. Gioia Dover Publications Inc. 31 east 2nd Street Mineola, NY 11501 2001,207 pp. Paperback, $10.95 Numbers are some of the most secretive things in the universe. No matter how much we investigate them,...

Problems.
February 1, 2004... 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....