School Science and Mathematics articles from November 2008

School Science and Mathematics archives from November 2008

Running against the wind.(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... With apologies to Bob Seger, this title has always struck me as being descriptive of our role as mathematics teacher educators. As noted by Ma (1999) elementary teachers must possess a "profound" understanding of the mathematics they are...

Further development and validation of the Teaching Science as Inquiry (TSI) Instrument.(Report)
November 1, 2008... The purpose of this study was to further develop and validate the Teaching Science as Inquiry (TSI) Instrument, an instrument designed to measure the self-efficacy beliefs of preservice teachers in regards to the teaching of science as inquiry....

The influence of mind mapping on eighth graders' science achievement.(Report)
November 1, 2008... This study assessed the influence of using mind maps as a learning tool on eighth graders 'science achievement, whether such influence was mediated by students 'prior scholastic achievement, and the relationship between students 'mind maps and...

Teacher learning and mathematics manipulatives: a collective case study about teacher use of manipulatives in elementary and middle school mathematics lessons.(Case study)
November 1, 2008... This collective case study analyzes the use of manipulatives in math lessons developed and taught by 4 groups of elementary teachers (K-8) involved in lesson study as part of a professional development program. The study found that in three of...

Using metaphors to unpack student beliefs about mathematics.(Report)
November 1, 2008... This paper reports on an exploratory study of the mathematical beliefs of a group of ninth and tenth grade students at a large, college preparatory, private school in the Southeastern United States. These beliefs were revealed using...

Communication in mathematics: preparing preservice teachers to include writing in mathematics teaching and learning.(RESEARCH IN the classroom)(Report)
November 1, 2008... "Math was strictly math, from what I remember: "This is a comment about using writing in mathematics from a preservice elementary teacher enrolled in a methods" course. Comments such as these concern teacher educators who wish to prepare...

Uno's Garden.(Children's review)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Uno's Garden Author: Graeme Base Abrams Books for Young Readers 115 W. 18th St. New York, NY 10011 2006; 36 pages $19.95 Graeme Base prefaces Uno's Garden with these words: "The animals go one by one ...

Problems section.
November 1, 2008... This section of the Journal offers readers an opportunity to exchange interesting mathematical problems and solutions. Please send them to: Ted Eisenberg, Department of Mathematics, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel; or fax to:...