School Science and Mathematics articles from October 2006

School Science and Mathematics archives from October 2006

Editorial.(Editorial)
October 1, 2006... I am pleased to write this as my first editorial as I begin the position as Editor of this journal. I would like to thank the Board of the Association for their support and encouragement, and the former editors for continuing to help during the...

Mathematics knowledge for teaching.(RESEARCH IN brief)
October 1, 2006... Research indicates that U. S. teachers' mathematical knowledge continues to be weak, and there is an inherent difference between the mathematical knowledge needed to be an effective teacher and that needed by a mathematician. Shulman (1987)...

Assessing the impact of bridging analogies in mechanics.
October 1, 2006... The effects of bridging analogies teaching strategy and gender on Turkish high school students' misconceptions in mechanics were investigated. After a pilot study with 67 students in a nearby high school, the researchers' administered the...

An evaluation of a master's degree in K-8 mathematics and science: classroom practice.
October 1, 2006... "Evaluation as a particular kind of investigated discipline is distinguished from, for example, traditional empirical research in the social sciences or from literary criticism, criminalistics, or investigative reporting, partly by its...

Symbolic drawings reveal changes in preservice teacher mathematics attitudes after a mathematics methods course.
October 1, 2006... A new method of analyzing mathematics attitudes through symbolic drawings, situated within the field of Jungian-oriented analytical psychology, was applied to 52 preservice elementary teachers before and after a mathematics methods course. In...

Bridging engineering and science teaching: a collaborative effort to design instruction for college students.
October 1, 2006... Reformers seeking to increase student understanding and interest are looking to collaborative partnerships to support improved science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching. At the college level partnerships across colleges...

Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It: Force and Motion.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It: Force and Motion Author: William C. Robertson NSTA Press National Science Teachers Association 1840 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22201-3000 2002; 94 pages...

Bats Biology, Behavior and Folklore.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Bats Biology, Behavior and Folklore Author: Glover Morrill Allen Dove Publications Inc. 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, New York 11501 2004, 368 pages Paperback $19.95 (US) $29.95 (Canada) This resource book accurately reflects its...

The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching Author: Chris Pritchard, Ed. The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street Cambridge, United Kingdom ...

Introduction to Light: The Physics of Light, Vision, and Color.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Introduction to Light: The Physics of Light, Vision, and Color Author: Gary Waldman Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East 2nd Street Mineola, NY 11501 2002 (1983); 228 pages Paperback $14.95 Introduction to Light is a reprint (with...

Problems section.
October 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....