Journal of Science Education and Technology

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Making Way for Technology Education

Senta A. Raizen

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 59-70

This paper discusses two major issues confronting any attempts to make technology education an integral part of the school curriculum. The first issue has to do with the lack of agreement—stemming from its diverse origins—regarding the core concepts, instructional strategies, and student outcomes that should comprise technology education. Characterizations of eight different approaches are provided...

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Internet Resources for Middle School Science: Golden Opportunity or “Silicon Snake Oil”?

David F. Jackson, Gretchen Bourdeau, Alice Sampson, Thomas J. Hagen

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 49-57

This study examines the experiences of six teachers at three schools in learning about and beginning to implement or enhance project-based learning in their middle school science classrooms using a variety of resources available through the Internet. Data were gathered over a one-year period ending in March, 1996. As a result of their experience, teachers became aware of the possibilities and the...

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The GLOBE Visualization Project: Using WWW in the Classroom

J-F. de La Beaujardière, John Cavallo, A. Fritz Hasler, Horace Mitchell, more

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 15-22

Though commercial interest in the World Wide Web is growing, the potential uses of the medium as a learning tool are numerous. The GLOBE Visualization Project is one such educational application. We have designed and implemented a WWW-based, user-friendly, language-independent, graphical user interface providing access to visualizations created for GLOBE, a multinational program of education and science...

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Productive Discussion in Science: Gender Equity Through Electronic Discourse

Sherry Hsi, Christopher M. Hoadley

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 23-36

Electronic discussion tools can have several advantages over classroom discussion to support productive learning conversations in science. This paper describes how an electronic collaborative discussion tool called the Multimedia Forum Kiosk (MFK) enabled equitable learning opportunities in scientific discourse: generating explanations, revising ideas of others, and asking questions. Studies compared...

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Student Epistemological Beliefs and Conceptual Change Activities: How Do Pair Members Affect Each Other?

Mark Windschitl

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 37-47

This study examined the relationships in achievement between members of dyads who were paired according to epistemological maturity and engaged in a photosynthesis simulation exercise. This study also examined the relationship between individual students' epistemological maturity and their conceptual understanding of photosynthetic processes. The findings indicated that individuals' conceptual understanding...

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Harvard to House Journal of Science Education and Technology

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 1-2

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CHEMMAT: Adaptive Multimedia Courseware For Chemistry

Sun-Teck Tan, Lian-Kuan Tan

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 71-79

The trend towards Multimedia technology in Education is exemplified by the growing number of “multimedia ready” classrooms. Besides using the conventional computer-based training techniques, courseware has included multimedia capabilities, such as graphics, sound, animation, and video clips. This paper illustrates the development of such multimedia courseware. Additionally, this courseware employs...

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The Role of the Internet in the Adoption of Computer Modeling as Legitimate High School Science

Bill Barowy, Catalina Laserna

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 1 > 3-13

We describe a recent project that explored combined use of Internet client-server technology and interactive computer modeling software for improving secondary science teaching. We envisioned a constructivist network in which teachers make contributions to the resources available. The purpose of the network was to promote the emerging field of computer modeling in high school science. Our approach...

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What Happended to the Voice of the Author?

Judah L. Schwartz

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 83-90

There are a series of issues that people designing multimedia for educational purposes should consider. These include, among others, the salience of the voice of the author, the balance between the seductive nature of the medium and the substantive content of the message, and the way(s) in which the navigational tools either promote or constrain the learening and teaching of the content. This paper...

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Sex Differences in the Use of Science and Technology in Children's Cartoons

Sheila Brownlow, Staci Durham

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 103-110

Television is among the many mechanisms that transmit information about sex-appropriate behavior to children. In order to examine whether television cartoons portray male and female characters using science and technology in a different manner, we examined the amount and type of science and technology utilized by characters in popular children's cartoons. Results revealed that most characters in these...

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Mastering Difficult Concepts Using Software to Support Learning: A Case Study in Teaching Mandarin Chinese

Lynne Bolduc

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 91-102

Set in the context of a first-semester undergraduate Mandarin Chinese curriculum, the “Tones First” case provides an illustration of how one might hurdle a formidable learning task using technological tools. The author examines extant curricula for opportunities to introduce complementary technology components. Thorough discussion of the software-activity design process is presented as well as an...

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Case Studies of Microcomputer and Interactive Video Simulations in Middle School Earth Science Teaching

David F. Jackson

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 127-141

This article synthesizes the results of three case studies of middle school classrooms in which computer and video materials were used to teach topics in earth and space science through interactive simulations. Cases were selected to span a range of middle school grade levels (sixth through eighth), teachers' levels of experience (student teacher through 16-year veteran), levels of technology used...

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Student Scientist Partnerships: Shrewd Maneuvers

Robert F. Tinker

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 111-117

It is the very strangeness of nature that makes science engrossing, that keeps bright people at it, and that ought to be at the center of science teaching. I believe that the worst thing that has happened to science education is that the great fun has gone out of it—Very few see science as the high adventure it really is, the wildest of all explorations ever taken by human beings, the chance to catch...

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Announcement

Karen C. Cohen

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 81-82

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Computer Technology, Science Education, and Students with Learning Disabilities

David Kumar, Cynthia L. Wilson

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 155-160

The ways computer technology could be used to teach science to students with learning disabilities (LD) are explored. Science is for all students and that includes students with LD. Learning science has both cognitive and affective implications for students with LD. In this context, computer technology provides cognitively engaging and motivating instructional tools for individualizing the mode of...

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Lecturing; Multimedia Classrooms

David W. Brooks

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 119-125

This manuscript was developed from Chapter 14 of Web-Teaching [Brooks, 1997]. It was selected by the editor as having the information for the widest audience of this Journal. The chapter includes two topics. The first encourages teachers to convert current lecture materials to Web-ready formats and use these for in-classroom lecture presentations. The second deals with issues of creating multimedia...

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Distinctives of High Producers of Minority Science and Engineering Doctoral Starts

William F. Brazziel, Marian E. Brazziel

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 2 > 143-153

Demographic shifts in recent years have resulted in a smaller proportion of white males in the American population. Historically, we have depended on these individuals to comprise almost all of the science and engineering doctorates for our workforce. America must now develop S&E talent more fully among minority groups and women. Colleges and universities have moved ahead admirably in bringing...

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Education-Industry Collaboration in Europe

Derry W. Jones

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 3 > 241-244

Mediated interaction with the world of work, especially business and industry, is increasingly seen, world-wide, as a valuable component of science and technology education. A recent WOCATE meeting held in Germany for senior educators, administrators, and industrial representatives aimed to stimulate international partnerships that explore the unity of academic studies and practical work and prompts...

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Part II: A Computationally Based Modeling System for Class Elements Using Formal Observer-Based Experimental Connections

Gay B. Stewart, John C. Stewart

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 3 > 193-211

This article extends and refines the modeling system presented previously (Stewart, 1997). The initial system was sufficient for the optimization of delivery of education at a departmental level. This system is greatly more powerful, precise, and scientific, and fulfills the role of a modeling system for the research and development of educational practices. The model is applied to two widely diverse...

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The Trend Towards Materials in Science and Technology Education

Aaron S. Blicblau

Journal of Science Education and Technology > 1997 > 6 > 3 > 231-240

The teaching of science and technology in the final year of high school is examined in a new curriculum developed for the education system in Victoria, Australia. The traditional areas of Physics and Chemistry together with a technology related subject, Materials and Technology, are investigated The major curriculum link amongst these studies was the area of materials. In Chemistry this involved the...

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Journal of Science Education and Technology

Making Way for Technology Education

Internet Resources for Middle School Science: Golden Opportunity or “Silicon Snake Oil”?

The GLOBE Visualization Project: Using WWW in the Classroom

Productive Discussion in Science: Gender Equity Through Electronic Discourse

Student Epistemological Beliefs and Conceptual Change Activities: How Do Pair Members Affect Each Other?

Harvard to House Journal of Science Education and Technology

CHEMMAT: Adaptive Multimedia Courseware For Chemistry

The Role of the Internet in the Adoption of Computer Modeling as Legitimate High School Science

What Happended to the Voice of the Author?

Sex Differences in the Use of Science and Technology in Children's Cartoons

Mastering Difficult Concepts Using Software to Support Learning: A Case Study in Teaching Mandarin Chinese

Case Studies of Microcomputer and Interactive Video Simulations in Middle School Earth Science Teaching

Student Scientist Partnerships: Shrewd Maneuvers

Announcement

Computer Technology, Science Education, and Students with Learning Disabilities

Lecturing; Multimedia Classrooms

Distinctives of High Producers of Minority Science and Engineering Doctoral Starts

Education-Industry Collaboration in Europe

Part II: A Computationally Based Modeling System for Class Elements Using Formal Observer-Based Experimental Connections

The Trend Towards Materials in Science and Technology Education

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