Search results for author:"Sheila Tobias"
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From Innovation to Change: Forging a Physics Education Reform Agenda for the 21st Century
Sheila Tobias
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 9, No. 1 (2000) pp. 1–5
Argues that education reform cannot be limited to what goes on in the classroom. Contends that innovation does not inevitably lead to change until and unless the innovators take back control over factors exogenous to the classroom, factors such as...
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Some Recent Developments in Teacher Education in Mathematics and Science: A Review and Commentary
Sheila Tobias
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 8, No. 1 (1999) pp. 21–31
Reviews the history and politics of teacher education and underscores the twin goals of achieving program coherence and higher standards. Compares the place of mathematics education in mathematics departments with that of science education and...
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"Science-Trained Professionals" -- A New Breed for the New Century
Sheila Tobias
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 5, No. 3 (1996) pp. 167–69
Discusses problems that students of science face in terms of career options. Argues for the need for cross-training to increase respect between those who do and those who don't do science. (JRH)
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What Makes Science Hard? A Karplus Lecture
Sheila Tobias
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 2, No. 1 (1993) pp. 297–304
Many students are deterred from science because of the way science courses are packaged. To find out what makes science hard for intelligent students, the author employed nonscience faculty and graduate students as surrogate students in science....
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In-Class Examinations in College-Level Science: New Theory, New Practice
Sheila Tobias; Jacqueline B. Raphael
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 5, No. 4 (1996) pp. 311–20
Discusses innovations in testing methods in college-level science. Highlights previous efforts at reform, new thinking, new practices, and computer-generated exams and scoring systems. Reports on focus group interviews that explore student...
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Physics for Women: The Last Frontier
Sheila Tobias; Meg Urry; Aparna Venkatesan
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 11, No. 4 (2002) pp. 321–23
Presents issues discussed at the International Conference of Women in Physics held at UNESCO in Paris. Points out the disproportionate attrition of females going into graduate studies in physics and differences between developed and developing...
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Teaching High School Science Using Image Processing: A Case Study of Implementation of Computer Technology
Richard Greenberg; Jacqueline Raphael; Jill L. Keller; Sheila Tobias
Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 35, No. 3 (1998) pp. 297–327
Outlines an in-depth case study of teachers' use of image processing in biology, earth science, and physics classes in one high school science department. Explores issues surrounding technology implementation. Contains 21 references. (DDR)