School Science and Mathematics articles from January 2006

School Science and Mathematics archives from January 2006

Expanding the use of the National Science Education Standards in accomplishing needed reforms.
January 1, 2006... Most credit the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) with initiating the many efforts to produce national standards for all programs in U.S. schools. In 1986 (10 years before publication of the National Science Education...

Comparing science teaching styles to students' perceptions of scientists.
January 1, 2006... Many educational researchers seem to concur with the idea that, among other factors, the teacher's teaching style has some impact on student learning and the perceptions students develop about science learning and the work of scientists. In...

The effects of non-CAS graphing calculators on student achievement and attitude levels in mathematics: a meta-analysis.(computer algebra system)
January 1, 2006... Forty-two studies comparing students with access to graphing calculators during instruction to students who did not have access to graphing calculators during instruction are the subject of this meta-analysis. The results on the achievement and...

Researcher, teacher, education researcher: the evolution of a university geoscience instructor.
January 1, 2006... This case study describes a professor's evolution from geoscience researcher to effective teacher to education researcher. The article details his initial beliefs about teaching, looks at the factors that prompted him to seek a different...

Changes in preservice teachers' attitudes and beliefs: the net impact of two mathematics education units and intervening experiences.
January 1, 2006... Preservice teachers in a bachelor of education (Primary and ECE) program were surveyed about their beliefs and attitudes toward mathematics and its teaching and learning, at the beginning of their first mathematics curriculum unit and again at...

iChat[TM] Do You? Using Desktop Web Conferencing In Education.
January 1, 2006... iChat[TM] Do You? Using Desktop Web Conferencing In Education Leonard A. Annetta North Carolina State University College of Education Videoconferencing is not a new technology and it has been widely used in educational settings since...

Problems.
January 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....