Journal of Science Education and Technology
August 2013 Volume 22, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 16
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e-Science Partnerships: Towards a Sustainable Framework for School-Scientist Engagement
Garry Falloon
In late 2006, the New Zealand Government embarked on a series of initiatives to explore how the resources and expertise of eight, small, state-owned science research institutes could be combined... More
pp. 393-401
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Online Periodic Table: A Cautionary Note
Kemal Izci, Lloyd H. Barrow & Erica Thornhill
The purpose of this study was (a) to evaluate ten online periodic table sources for their accuracy and (b) to compare the types of information and links provided to users. Limited studies have been... More
pp. 402-417
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Do Junior High School Students Perceive Their Learning Environment as Constructivist?
Asely Moustafa, Orit Ben-Zvi-Assaraf & Haim Eshach
The purpose of this study is to examine the manner in which the features of a constructivist learning environment, and the mechanisms at its base, are expressed in junior high school students'... More
pp. 418-431
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Science Anxiety, Science Attitudes, and Constructivism: A Binational Study
Fred B. Bryant, Helge Kastrup, Maria Udo, Nelda Hislop, Rachel Shefner & Jeffry Mallow
Students' attitudes and anxieties about science were measured by responses to two self-report questionnaires. The cohorts were Danish and American students at the upper secondary- and... More
pp. 432-448
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Affordances of Augmented Reality in Science Learning: Suggestions for Future Research
Kun-Hung Cheng & Chin-Chung Tsai
Augmented reality (AR) is currently considered as having potential for pedagogical applications. However, in science education, research regarding AR-aided learning is in its infancy. To understand... More
pp. 449-462
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Knowledge Integration While Interacting with an Online Troubleshooting Activity
Edit Yerushalmi, Menashe Puterkovsky & Esther Bagno
A troubleshooting activity was carried out by an e-tutor in two steps. First, students diagnosed a mistaken statement and then compared their diagnosis to a teacher's diagnosis provided by the... More
pp. 463-474
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Global Learning Communities: A Comparison of Online Domestic and International Science Class Partnerships
Steven C. Kerlin, William S. Carlsen, Gregory J. Kelly & Elizabeth Goehring
The conception of Global Learning Communities (GLCs) was researched to discover potential benefits of the use of online technologies that facilitated communication and scientific data sharing... More
pp. 475-487
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An Empirical Examination of the Warfare Metaphor with Respect to Pre-Service Elementary Teachers
William W. Cobern, Cathleen C. Loving, Edward B. Davis & Jeff Terpstra
Since its origination in the late nineteenth century, the warfare metaphor has been used to characterize the relationship between science and religion, especially orthodox Christianity. Though... More
pp. 488-499
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Learning the Cell Structures with Three-Dimensional Models: Students' Achievement by Methods, Type of School and Questions' Cognitive Level
Reuven Lazarowitz & Raphael Naim
The cell topic was taught to 9th-grade students in three modes of instruction: (a) students "hands-on," who constructed three-dimensional cell organelles and macromolecules during the... More
pp. 500-508
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Using Web-Based Key Character and Classification Instruction for Teaching Undergraduate Students Insect Identification
Douglas A. Golick, Tiffany M. Heng-Moss, Allen L. Steckelberg, David W. Brooks, Leon G. Higley & David Fowler
The purpose of the study was to determine whether undergraduate students receiving web-based instruction based on traditional, key character, or classification instruction differed in their... More
pp. 509-521
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A Comparison of Live Classroom Instruction and Internet-Based Lessons for a Preparatory Training Course Delivered to 4th Year Pharmacy Students
Wesley Nuffer & Jodi Duke
To compare the effectiveness of an internet-based training series with a traditional live classroom session in preparing pharmacy students to oversee a diabetes management program in community... More
pp. 522-528
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Traversing the Divide between High School Science Students and Sophisticated Nature of Science Understandings: A Multi-Pronged Approach
Tami Russell & Mehmet Aydeniz
This study investigated the effects of a multi-pronged approach of increasing the nature of science (NOS) understandings of high school science students. The participants consist of 63 high school ... More
pp. 529-547
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Validation and Exploration of Instruments for Assessing Public Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Nanotechnology
Shu-Fen Lin, Huann-shyang Lin & Yi-ying Wu
The purposes of this study were to develop instruments that assess public knowledge of nanotechnology (PKNT), public attitudes toward nanotechnology (PANT) and conduct a pilot study for exploring... More
pp. 548-559
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Grading Multiple Choice Exams with Low-Cost and Portable Computer-Vision Techniques
Jesus Arias Fisteus, Abelardo Pardo & Norberto Fernández García
Although technology for automatic grading of multiple choice exams has existed for several decades, it is not yet as widely available or affordable as it should be. The main reasons preventing this... More
pp. 560-571
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Technology Use in Science Instruction (TUSI): Aligning the Integration of Technology in Science Instruction in Ways Supportive of Science Education Reform
Todd Campbell & Nor Hashidah Abd-Hamid
This study describes the development of an instrument to investigate the extent to which technology is integrated in science instruction in ways aligned to science reform outlined in standards... More
pp. 572-588
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A Study of the Use of Ontologies for Building Computer-Aided Control Engineering Self-Learning Educational Software
Isaías García, Carmen Benavides, Héctor Alaiz & Angel Alonso
This paper describes research on the use of knowledge models (ontologies) for building computer-aided educational software in the field of control engineering. Ontologies are able to represent in... More
pp. 589-601