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Journal of Science Education and Technology

August 2013 Volume 22, Number 4

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Number of articles: 16

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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

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