School Science and Mathematics articles from October 2004

School Science and Mathematics archives from October 2004

Collegiate science and mathematics learning and teaching.(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... Reform efforts in science and mathematics education have received much attention over the last few years. Although much of the reform activity has focused on K-12 levels of education, there has also been significant activity at the college...

Assessing investigative skill development in inquiry-based and traditional college science laboratory courses.
October 1, 2004... A laboratory practical examination was used to compare the investigative skills developed in two different types of general-chemistry laboratory courses. Science and engineering majors (SEM) in the control group used a traditional verification...

How students use physics to reason about calculus tasks.
October 1, 2004... The present research study investigates how undergraduate students in an integrated calculus and physics class use physics to help them solve calculus problems. Using Zandieh's (2000) framework for analyzing student understanding of derivative...

Lessons from experts: improving college science instruction through case teaching.
October 1, 2004... The overall aim of this article is to introduce case teaching to college professors who may wish to increase their students' level of engagement with science, mathematics, and engineering. Case teaching is an incredibly adaptable instructional...

Collaborative teams in a university statistics course: a case study of how differing value structures inhibit change.
October 1, 2004... In a rapidly changing world, individuals need the intellectual agility, problem-solving skills, and increased interdependence that are not developed in a traditional classroom. Despite years of reform efforts, little change in practice has been...

Gender differences in learning constructs, shifts in learning constructs, and their relationship to course achievement in a structured inquiry, yearlong college physics course for life science majors.
October 1, 2004... This study investigated differences and shifts in learning and motivation constructs among male and female students in a nonmajors, yearlong structured inquiry college physics course and examined how these variables were related to physics...

Problems.(guidelines when submitting problems and solutions)
October 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....