Monday, September 17, 2007

A HISTORICAL APPROACH TO LEARNING SCIENCE; A VARIETY OF TEACHING MET-VECTORS; VECTOR LAB; OUTDOOR VECTOR LAB- RESTRICTIONS, ADVANTAGES AND VARIATIONS

A HISTORICAL APPROACH TO LEARNING SCIENCE; A VARIETY OF TEACHING METHODS; SCIENCE FOR ALL; STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENCE Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel… {et al.}. Learning Science through a historical approach: does it affect the attitudes on non-Science-oriented students towards Science? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 September 3:3 485

ABSTRACTION; CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL LEARNING; CONCEPTUALIZATION; EPISTEMOLOGY; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS LEARNING; STAGES OF LEARNING Tzur, Ron and Marty Simon. Distinguishing two stages of Mathematics conceptual learning. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 287

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTITUDES; CALCULATORS; META-ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL POWER/EFFECT SIZE Ellington, Aimee J. A meta-analysis of the effects of calculators on students’ achievement and attitude levels in precollege Mathematics classes. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 November 34:5 433

ACHIEVEMENT; CURRICULUM; HIGH SCHOOL, 9-12; REFORM IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; TEACHERS (CHARACTERISTICS OF) Schoen, Harold L… {et al.}. Teacher variables that relate to student achievement when using a standards-based curriculum. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 May 34:3 228

ACHIEVEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS; ANCIENT CHINESE MATHEMATICS; QIN JIUSHAO; SHUSHU JIUZHANG Leng, Ng Wee. Effects of an ancient Chinese mathematics enrichment programme on secondary school students’ achievement in Mathematics. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 485

ACTION RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; GROUP INVESTIGATION; INQUIRY; KOREAN SCIENCE CLASSROOM Oh, Phil Seok and Myeong-Kyeong Shin. Students’ reflections on implementation of group investigation in Korean secondary Science classrooms. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 June 3:2 327

ACTION RESEARCH; INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Guo, Chorng-Jee and Huey-Por Chang. Action research aiming at improving high school Science teachers’ teaching proficiencies through the development of instructional modules. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:4 435

ADAPTIVE LEARNING; CHEMISTRY EDUCATION; DISTANCE EDUCATION Own, Zangyuan. The application of an adaptive web-based learning environment on oxidation-reduction reactions. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 73

ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW COURSE; ICT; PEDAGOGY Hall, Angela… {et al.}. Designing and implementing a new advanced level biology course. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 162

AGE GROUP; NUMBER SENSE; POST-TEST; PRE-TEST; PROCESS-ORIENTED TEACHING MODEL; RETENTION TEST Yang, Der-Ching, Chun-Jen Hsu and ming-Chang Huang. A study of teaching and learning number sense for sixth grade students in Taiwan. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:3 407

ALGEBRA; ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS; FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; GRAPHICS CALCULATORS; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; MODELLING APPROACH; REAL WORLD PROBLEMS; SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS; TEACHING IN CONTEXT. Bardini, Caroline, Robyn U. Pierce and Kaye Stacey. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:3 353

ALGEBRA; CLINICAL INTERVIEWS; INTERMEDIATE/MIDDLE GRADES; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING THEORIES; PROBLEM-SOLVING; REPRESENTATIONS; MODELING Izsak, Andrew. We want a statement that is always true: criteria for good algebraic representations and the development of modeling knowledge. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 May 34:3 191

ALGEBRA; COGNITIVE THEORY; EPISTEMOLOGY; LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS; LOGIC AND PROOF; ORAL COMMUNICATION; REFORM IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; SPATIAL VISUALIZATION Kirshner, David and Thomas Awtry. Visual salience of algebraic transformations. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 July 35:4 224

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS; ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION; TWO-TIER DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT Yen, Chiung-Fen, Tsung-Wei Yao and Yu-Chih Chiu. Alternative conceptions in animal classification focusing on amphibians and reptiles: a cross-age study. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 159

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS; CHEMISTRY EDUCATION; CROSS-AGE; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY Calik, Muammer. A cross-age study of different perspectives in solution Chemistry from junior to senior high school. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 671


ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS; COMPARISON TASKS; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; INTUITIVE RULES Stavy, Ruth… {et al.} Are intuitive rules universal? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 417

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY; GERMAN STUDENTS; MODELS OF THE UNIVERSE; TAIWANESE STUDENTS Liu, Shu-Chiu. Models of the heavens and the earth: an investigation of German and the Taiwanese students’ alternative conceptions of the universe. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 June 3:2 295

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS; HUMAN CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; INTERNAL TRANSPORT IN PLANTS Wang, Jing-Ru. Development and validation of a two-tier instrument to examine understanding of internal transport in plants and the human circulatory system. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 131

ANALOGY AND METAPHOR; AUTHENTIC SCIENCE EDUCATION; LEARNING MODELS AND MODELLING; MODEL-BASED CURRICULUM; MODELS AND MODELLING; TEACHER EDUCATION FOR MODELS AND MODELLING; TEACHING MODELS AND MODELLING Gilbert, John K. Models and modeling: routes to more authentic Science education. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 115

APOPTOSIS; KEY SKILLS; LABORATORY CLASS; LEARNING OUTCOMES; PRACTICAL SKILLS Manning, Francis and Katherine Zuzel. Comparison of types of cell death: apoptosis and necrosis. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY; BIOLOGY EDUCATION; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY Kew-Cheol Shim… {et al.}. Application of virtual reality technology in biology education. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2


APPROACH; CONCEPTIONS; INTENTION; LEARNING MATHEMATICS; OUTCOME; PHENOMENOGRAPHY; PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Reid, Anna… {et al.}. Intention, approach and outcome: university Mathematics students’ conceptions of learning Mathematics. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 567

APPROACHES TO LEARNING; ASSESSMENT; CALCULUS; FAILURE RATES; QUALITY OF LEARNING Gynnild, Vidar, John Tyssedal and Lisa Lorentzen. Approaches to study and the quality of learning: some empirical evidence from Engineering education. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 587

APTITUDES AND ABILITIES; CAUSAL MODELS; COGNITIVE THEORY; LEARNING THEORIES; MIDDLE GRADES, 5-8; PROBLEM-SOLVING; REPRESENTATIONS Pyke, Curtis L. The use of symbols, words, and diagrams as indicators of Mathematical cognition: a causal model. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 November 34:5 406

ARCS INSTRUCTION; CHEMISTRY LEARNING; CHEMISTRY TEACHING; STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION Feng-Sung Lin and Hsiao-Lin Tuan. Using ARCS model to promote 11th graders’ motivation and achievement in learning about acids and bases. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 September 3:3 463

ARGUEMENTATION; NATURALISTIC DECISION MAKING (NDM); PEDAGOGICAL DECISIONS; TEACHER DECISION MAKING Lee, Sung-Tao and Huann-Shyang Lin. Using arguementation to investigate Science teachers’ teaching practices: the perspective of instructional decisions and justifications. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 September 3:3 429

ARITHMETIC; CHILDREN’S STRATEGIES; COGNITIVE STYLE; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHODS; MIDDLE GRADES, 5-8; PROBLEM SOLVING Pape, Stephen J. Middle school children’s problem-solving behavior: a cognitive analysis from a reading comprehension perspective. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 May 35:3 187

ARITHMETIC; CHILDREN’S STRATEGIES; LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS; NUMBER SENSE; SEMIOTICS Saenz-Ludlow, Adalira. Metaphor and numerical diagrams in the arithmetical activity of a fourth-grade class. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 January 35:1 34

ASSERTION; CONDITIONAL STATEMENT; CORRECTNESS; JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; MATHEMATICAL REASONING; PROOF; TRUTH; VALIDITY Yu, Jya-Yi Wu, Erh-Tsung Chin and Chia-Jung Lin. Taiwanese junior high school students’ understanding about the validity of conditional statements. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 257

ASSESSMENT; BIOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS; CONCEPTS OF EVIDENCE; FIELDWORK; PROCEDURAL UNDERSTANDING Roberts, Ros and Richard Gott. Assessment of biology investigations. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

ASSESSMENT TASKS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS’ RESPONSE Lin, Pi-Jen. Conceptualizing teachers’ understanding of students’ mathematical learning by using assessment tasks. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 545

ATTITUDE; SCIENCE ETHICS; ETHICAL ISSUES; TEACHING SCIENCE ETHICS; EFFECTS OF TEACHING ETHICS Kyunghee Choi and Hee-Hyung Cho. Effects of teaching ethical issues on Korean school students’ attitudes towards science. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

ATTITUDES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS; UNDERSTANDING Dawson, Vaille and Renato Schibeci. Western Australian high school students’ attitudes towards biotechnology processes. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Winter 38:1

ATTITUDES; CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROJECT SMILE Mink, Deborah V. and Barry J. Fraser. Evaluation of a K-5 Mathematics program which integrates children’s literature classroom environment and attitudes. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 March 3:1 59

ATTITUDES; CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Spinner, Howard and Barry J. Fraser. Evaluation of an innovative Mathematics program in terms of classroom environment, student attitudes, and conceptual development. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 June 3:2 267

BACKWARDS STRATEGY; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; GENDER GAP; HEURISTIC; MISCONCEPTION; PROBLEM-SOLVING; QUALITATIVE REPRESENTATION Lorenzo, Mercedes. The development, implementation, and evaluation of a problem solving heuristic. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 March 3:1 33

BELIEF SYSTEM; CREATIONISM; DARWIN; DOGS; EVOLUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE Blackwell, Will H, Martha J Powell and George H Dukes. The problem of student acceptance of evolution. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2


BELIEFS; CHILDREN’S STRATEGIES; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE METHODS Watson, James M. and Jonathan B. Moritz. Fairness of dice: a longitudinal study of students’ beliefs and strategies for making judgments. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 July 34:4 270

BELIEFS; EXPERIENCES; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; INTERPRETATION OF TABLES AND GRAPHS; INTERVIEWS; STATISTICAL THINKING Sharma, Sashi Varta. High school students interpreting tables and graphs: implications for research. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 241

BELIEFS; INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION; MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Patterson, Nikita D. and Karen S. Norwood. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:1 5

B-GLUCOSIDASE; BIOPROCESSING; ENZYMES; FREE RADICAL ATTACKS Wiseman, Alan. Comparison of soluble and immobilized enzymes. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2

BIOETHICS; BIOEMEDICAL; CLONING; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS Bryant, John and Linda Baggott la Velle. A bioethics course for biology and science education students. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2

BIOINFORMATICS; CHINA; GRADUATE EDUCATION; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Yang Zhong… {et al.}. Rapid development of bioinformatics education in China. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2

BIOLOGY EDUCATION; CONCEPTIONS; GENETICS; TEXTBOKKS; TRAINEE TEACHERS Forissier, Thomas and Pierre Clement. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2

BIOLOGY TEACHING; IN-SERVICE; JOURNAL CLUB; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; READING RESEARCH ARTICLES Brill, Gilat, Hedda Falk and Anat Yarden. Teachers’ journal club: bridging between the dynamics of biological discoveries and biology teachers. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 168

BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION; DEBATE IN CLASSROOM; ARGUMENTATION Simonneaux, Laurence. Analysis of classroom debating strategies in the field of biotechnology. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

BOUYANT FORCES; APPARENT WEIGHT; HYDROSTATIC; ARCHIMEDES’ PRICIPLE Graft, Erlend H. Just what did Archimedes say about buoyancy?. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

BRAIN FUNCTIONING; INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTRUCTION; REASONING; SCIENTIFIC LITERACY Lawson, Antone E. The nature and development of scientific reasoning: a synthetic view. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:3 307

BUDDHISM; CONFUCIANISM; CURRICULUM REFORM; MATHEMATICS PEDAGOGICAL VALUES Leu, Yuh-Chyn. The enactment and perception of Mathematics pedagogical values in an elementary classroom: Buddhism, Confucianism and curriculum reform. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 June 3:2 175

CAI; COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; INDIA; SCIENCE TEACHING; TEACHER EDUCATION; TEACHER TRAINING IN CAI Ranade, Mridula D. Development of CAI presentations for Science teaching and overview of research findings. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 763

CARD GAME DISCUSSIONS; CROSSWORD PUZZLES; EFFECTIVENESS; EVALUATION Franklin, Sue, Mary Peat and Alison Lewis. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2

CELL DIVISION; TEACHING DIFFUCULTIES; TEACHING METHOD Oztap, Haydar, Esra Ozay and Fulyap Oztap. Teaching cell division to secondary school students: an investigation of difficulties experienced by Turkish teachers. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Winter 38:1

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM; MISCONCEPTION; PROPOSITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS Bilgin, Ibrahim. Promoting pre-service elementary students’ understanding of chemical equilibrium through discussions in small groups. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 467

CHEMISTRY ATTITUDES; SELF-EFFICACY Dalgety, Jacinta and Richard K. Coll. Exploring first-year Science students’ chemistry self-efficacy. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 97

CHEMISTRY; LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; SOUTH PACIFIC; TERTIARY EDUCATION Coll, Richard Kevin… {et al.}. Investigating the first-year Chemistry learning difficulties in the South Pacific: a case study from Fiji. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 365

CHROMATOGRAPHY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS Maitland, Pamela D and David P Maitland. Chromatography: are we getting it right? Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING; PEDAGOGICAL REPRESENTATION; RATIO CONCEPT; SOLUTION REPRESENTATION Cai, Jinfa and Tao Wang. U.S. and Chinese teachers’ conceptions and constructions of representations: a case of teaching ratio concept. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 145

CLASSROOM INTERACTION; LEARNING THEORIES; REFORM IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; SECONDARY MATHEMATICS; TEACHING (ROLE, STYLE, METHODS); VYGOTSKY Goos, Merrilyn. Learning Mathematics in a classroom community of inquiry. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 July 35:4 258

CLASSROOM INTERACTION; PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; REFORM IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; TEACHING (ROLE, STYLE, METHODS); TEACHING PRACTICE Hufferd-Ackles, Kimberly, Karen C. Fuson and Miriam G. Sherin. Describing levels and components of a Math-talk learning community. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 March 35: 2 81

CLASSROOM PRACTICE; ELEMENTARY SCIENCE EDUCATION; STUDENT TEACHING; TEACHING SCIENCE; TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO CLASSROOM Black, Kathie. Science in the trenches: an exploration of four pre-service teachers’ first attempts at teaching Science in the classroom. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:1 25

CLASSROOM RESEARCH; HETEROGENOUS CLASS TEACHING; LESSON STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICS TEACHING; TEACHER ACTIONS Sullivan, Peter, Judith Mousley and Robyn Zevenbergen. Teacher actions to maximize Mathematics learning opportunities in heterogenous classrooms. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 117

CLOUD FORMATION; EQUILIBRIUM Graham, Mark Talmage. Cloud formation. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

COGNITIVE ABILITIES IN BIOLOGY; CORRELATIONS; GENDER; LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATION CONCEPT; SCHOOL LOCATION; SCHOOL TYPE; SELF-ESTEEM; SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND Soyibo, Kola and Jacqueline Pinnock. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 June 3:2 239

COGNITIVE AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PARTCIPANT OBSERVATION; COMMUNICATIVE EVALUATION; CLASSROOM Schallies, Machael and Anja Lambens. Student learning by research. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; PARENTS’ ROLE; RACE/ETHNICITY/SES; SITUATED COGNITION; SOCIAL FACTORS; VYGOTSKY Guberman, Steven R. A comparative study of children’s out-of-school activities and Arithmetic achievements. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 March 35: 2 117

COGNITIVE VARIABLES; COMPLEXITY THEORY; DEGREE OF FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL; MOBILITY-FIXITY DIMENSION; NONLINEAR METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; WORKING-MEMORY CAPACITY Stamovlasis, Dimitrios and Georgios, Tsaparlis. Cognitive variables in problem solving: a nonlinear approach. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 March 3:1 7

COHESION-TENSION THEORY; EXPERIMENTATION; SAP ASCENT; TREES; WATER TRANSPORT Vilalta, Jordi Martinez, Miguel Sauret, Alicia Duro and Josep Pinol. Make your own transpiring tree. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Winter 38:1

COLOR MIXING; STUDENT; COLOR LIGHT MIXER- CONSTRUCTION AND USE; LIGHT MIXER; LEDS Planinsic, Gozard. Color mixer for every student. The Physics Teacher 2004 Mar. 42:3

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING; MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOKS; PROBLEM TYPES; TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS Yan, Zhu and Fan Lianghuo. Focus on the representation of problem types in intended curriculum: a comparison of selected Mathematics textbooks from Mainland China and the United States. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:4 609

COMPLEX ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; SCIENCE CONCEPTS; STUDENT TEACHERS Ekborg, Margareta. How student teachers use scientific conceptions to discuss a complex environmental issue. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; MENTORS’ MODERATING STYLES; PRESERVICE TEACHER PRACTICUM Wu, Cheng-Chih and Greg C. Lee. Use of computer-mediated communication in a teaching practicum course. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:4 511

COMPUTERS; GENETICS LEARNING; MOTIVATION; SECONDARY BIOLOGY Chi-Yan Tsui and David Treagust. Learning genetics with computer dragons. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2

CONCEPT MAP; ELEMENTARY TEACHER; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE TEACHING; SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Wang, Jinh-Ru. Enhancing elementary Science teachers’ knowledge of teaching: the case of designing and implementing an instructional unit. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:4 455

CONCEPT MAPPING; CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING; VISUAL LEARNING TOOLS Kinchin, Ian M. Effective teacher-student dialogue: a model from biological education. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

CONCEPT MAPPING; INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; TERTIARY LEVEL Buntting, Cathy, Richard Kevin Coll and Alison Campbell. Student views of concept mapping use in introductory tertiary biology classes. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 641

CONCEPTUAL CHANGE INSTRUCTION; MISCONCEPTIONS; RESPIRATION Alparslan, Cem, Ceren Tekkaya and Omer Geban. Using the conceptual change instruction to improve learning. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; SITUATED KNOWLEDGE; PROCESS-BASED STUDY; PHYSICS LEARNING Von Aufschnaiter, Claudia. Process based investigations of conceptual development: an explorative study. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 689

CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE; CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; NUMBER SENSE; PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION; REPRESENTATIONS; TEACHER EDUCATION; TEACHER KNOWLEDGE; WHOLE NUMBERS Zazkis, Rina and Peter Liljedahl. Understanding primes: the role of representation. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 May 35:3 164

CONFIDENCE; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; METACOGNITION; SCIENCE EDUCATION; SELF-REGULATED Corrigan, Gerry and Neil Taylor. An exploratory study of the effect a self-regulated learning environment has on pre-service primary teachers’ perceptions of teaching Science and Technology. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:1 45

CROP PLANTS; GROWTH; LEAD CHLORIDE; LEAD NITRATE Whiteley, Liz… {et al.}. The effects of different concentrations of lead salts on a variety of crop plants. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 190

CROSS-AGE STUDY, ELECTRIC CIRCUITS; SCIENCE EDUCATION; STUDENTS’ CONCEPTS Cepni, Salih and Esra Keles. Turkish students’ conceptions about the simple electric circuits. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 269

CULTURE; CULTURAL INTERACTION; LEARNING EVERYDAY THINKING; THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MATHEMATICS Prediger, Suzanne. Intercultural perspectives on Mathematics learning – developing a theoretical framework. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:3 377

DIET; SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTONS; YOUNG PEOPLE Acheampong, Rufina, Jenny Woolfe and Louis Levy. Encouraging consumption of fruit and vegetables by young people through school-based interventions. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: EARLY CHILDHOOD, K-4; LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS; PARENTS’ ROLE; SITUATED COGNITION Anderson, Ann, Jim Anderson and Jon Shapiro. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 January 35:1 5

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY; K-8; FRACTIONS; LEARNING; SOCIAL FACTORS Empson, Susan B. Low-performing students and teaching fractions for understanding: an interactional analysis. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 July 34:4 305

DISCOURSE; GENETICS; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM; SOCIAL PRACTICE Huang, Hui-Ju. Listening to the language of constructing Science knowledge. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 391

DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE; EXPERTISE RESEARCH; PHYSICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITIES OF KNOWLEDGE; TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE Friege, Gunnar and Gunter Lind. Types and qualities of knowledge and their relations to problem solving in Physics. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 437

DROPBALL EXPERIMENTATION Ballester, Jorge L. and Charles B. Pheatt. Demonstrating Newtonian physics on the internet. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

DYNAMIC GEOMETRY; EXPLORATION; FUNCTIONS OF PROOF; PHASES OF PROOF; PROOF Christou, Constantinos… {et al.}. Proofs through exploration in dynamic Geometry environments. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:3 339

ECOSYSTEMS; CAUSALITY; DEEP UNDERSTANDING Gotzer, Tina A. and Belinda Bell Basca. How does grasping the underltying causal structures of ecosystems impact student’s understanding?. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Winter 38:1

EDUCATIONAL VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT CELL Mikropoulos, Tassos A… {et al.}. Virtual environments in biology teaching. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 176

EINSTEIN, ALBERT—LEGENDARY PAPERS Stone, Chuck. The World year of physics in 2005. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

ELEMENTARY; K-8; INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; REFORM IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; SURVEY DATA; TEACHER BELIEFS; TEACHING PRACTICES Ross, John A… {et al.}. A survey of measuring elementary teachers’ implementation of standards-based Mathematics teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 July 34:4 344

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; EXPLANATIONS; MATHEMATICALLY-BASED AND PRACTICALLY-BASED EXPLANATIONS; PREFERENCES; SOCIOMATHEMATICAL NORMS Levenson, Esther, Dina Tirosh and Pessia Tsamir. Mathematicall and practically-based explanations: individual preferences and sociomathematical norms. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 319

EMISSION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY Pasachoff, Jay M. The Bohr staircase. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCES; SCIENCE LEARNING; TASKS; TOOLS Hewson, Peter W. Resources for Science learning: tools, tasks, and environment. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 201

ETHYLENE; FRUIT RIPENING; ORGANIC ACIDS Marques, Luis, J Arrabaca and I Chagas. A simple way to teach the physiological role of ethylene at school laboratories. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

EXHIBITION; MOVIES—PHYSICS Daley, Ben. A Project-based approach: students describe the physics in movies. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS; LABORATORY; PEDAGOGY; TERTIARY EDUCATION Wang, Weili and Richard K. Coll. An investigation of tertiary-level learning in some practical physics courses. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 639

FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE METHODS; STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT Morrison, Judith A., Amy Roth McDuffie and Valarie L. Akerson. Preservice teachers’ development and implementation of Science performance assessment tasks. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 September 3:3 379

FIELD EDUCATION; MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATIONS; PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION Zoldosova, Kristina and Pavol Prokop. Analysis of motivational orientations in Science education. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 669

FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; LIGHT; LHCII; PHOTOSYSTEMS; PLATOQUINONE Munoz, Romualdo and Maria J. Quiles. Studying the effect of light quality on the size of the photosystem II light harvesting complex. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Winter 38:1

FLUORESCENT LAMP; DIFFRACTION GRATING; COLOR PERCEPTION Gratton, L.M. and V. Zanetti. Compact fluorescent lamp observed through a diffraction grating. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

FLOWER CONSTANCY; HOVERFLY DIET; POLLEN IDENTIFICATION; POLLEN PREPARATION Golding, Yvonne and Malcolm Edmunds. A novel method to investigate the pollen diets of hoverflies. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 182

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; NAÏVE KNOWLEDGE; NON-MAJOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN BIOLOGY; PRECONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTION IN BIOLOGY; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE Lazarowitz, Reuven and Carl Lieb. Formative assessment pre-test to identify college students’ prior knowledge, misconceptions and learning difficulties in biology. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 741

FORMATIVE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH; INTERNET DISCUSSIONS; PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENT PERFORMANCE; TEACHING CHEMICAL INQUIRY Van Rens, Lisette, Albert Pilot and Hans Van Duk. Enhancement of quality in chemical inquiry by pre-university students. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:4 493

FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING; PROGRESSION Kinchin, Ian M. Mapping the key stage 3 national science strategy: cells. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Winter 38:1

GAUSS ACCELERATOR; ENERGY; MOMENTUM Kagan, David. Energy and momentum in the gauss accelerator. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

GENETICS; GENOMICS; SCIENCE EDUCATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY Kirkpatrick, Gretchen, Kathryn Orvis and Barry Pittendrigh. A teaching model for biotechnology and genomics education. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

GEOMETRY CURRICULUM; GEOMETRICAL REASONING; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; PROOF Kuchemann, Dietmar and Celia Hoyles. Influence on students’ mathematical reasoning and patterns in its development: insights from a longitudinal study with particular reference to geometry. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:4 581

HANDEDNESS; AXIS INVERSIONS; MIRRORS; IMAGES DeWeerd, Alan J. and S. Eric Hill. Reflections on handedness. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

HEGEL, LACAN AND ZIZEK; INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY; LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND PSYCHOANALYSIS Baldino, Roberto R. and Tania Cristina B. Cabral. Inclusion and diversity from Hegel-Lacan point of view: do we desire our desire for change?. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 19

HISTORY OF SCIENCE; NATURE OF SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERACY; UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE EDUCATION Dass, Pradeep M. Understanding the nature of scientific enterprise (NOSE) through a discourse with its history: the influence of an undergraduate history of Science course. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 March 3:1 87

INAPPROPRIATE USE OF SOURCE MATERIALS; PLAGIARISM Willmott, Chris J R and Tim M. Harrison. An exercise to teach bioscience students about plagiarism. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Summer 37:3

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATION; PRESERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION; SCIENCE EDUCATION Dawson, Vaille, Patricia Forster and Doug Reid. Information communication technology (ICT) integration in a Science Education unit for preservice Science teachers; students’ perceptions of their ICT skills, knowledge and pedagogy. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 345

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BASED INQUIRY ACTIVITIES; LEARNING ACTIVITIES; LEARNER STRATEGIES; RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS; STUDENT VIEWS Langley, Dorothy and Bat-sheva Eylon. Probing high school Physics students’ views and concerns about learning activities. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 215

INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION; TEACHER ATTITUDE; INSTRUCTIONAL PREFERENCES Gado, Issaou. Determinants of K-2 school teachers’ orientation towards inquiry-based Science activities: a mixed method study. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 511

INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSROOM; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY Veal, William R. and Zachary Jackson. Developing a primary Science methods classroom. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 195

INTERFACIAL FORCE; Mungan, Carl E. Reprise of a “Dense and tense story”. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION; MENTAL MODELS; DIRECT CURRENT; SCHEME OF KNOWLEDGE; CULTURAL BACKGROUND Azaiza, Ibtisam, Varda Bar and Igal Galili. Learning electricity in elementary school. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 45

INTUITION; INTUITIVE INTERFERENCE; INTUITIVE RULES; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; SCIENCE EDUCATION Babai, Reuven… {et al.}. Intuitive interference in probabilistic reasoning. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 627

LARGE-SCALE STUDIES; POLICY ISSUES; REFORM IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; SURVEY DATA; TEACHER BELIEFS; TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS; TEACHING PRACTICE; TESTING Schorr, Roberta Y., William A. and Lora Monfils. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2003 November 34:5 373

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MENTAL STATE Liu, Chia-Ju and David F. Treagust. An instrument for assessing students’ mental state and the learning environment in Science education. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 625

LEARNING FROM TEACHING; MACRO-MICRO-SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF TOPICS; SCIENCE TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE De Jong, Onno and Jan Van Driel. Exploring the development of student teachers’ PCK of the multiple meanings of Chemistry topics. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:4 477

LEARNING SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE Pauka, Soikava, David F. Treagust and Bruce Waldrip. Village elders’ and secondary school students’ explanations of natural phenomena in Papua New Guinea. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 June 3:2 213

LEARNING STYLES; MOTIVATION; SCIENCE INQUIRY; SCIENCE TEACHING Tuan, Hsiao-Lin… {et al.}. Investigating the effectiveness of inquiry instruction on the motivation of different learning styles students. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 541

MAGNIFICATION—LONGITUDINAL Rabal, Hector, Nelly Cap, and Marcelo Trivi. Longitudinal magnification drawing mistake. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

MASS—CENTER Toepker, Terrence P. Center of mass of a suspended slinky: an experiment. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

MATHEMATICAL JOURNALS; PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS; REFLECTION; VIDEO-CASES Lin, Pi-Jen. Using research-based video-cases to help pre-service primary teachers conceptualize a contemporary view of Mathematics teaching. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 September 3:3 351

MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE; MATHEMATICAL THOUGHT AND SPEECH; MATHEMATICS LEARNING; TACIT KNOWLEDGE Frade, Cristina and Oto Borges. The tacit-explicit dimension of the learning of Mathematics: an investigation report. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 293

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; RESEARCH QUALITY Simon, Martin A. Raising issues of quality in Mathematics education research. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 2004 May 35:3 157

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; SCIENCE EDUCATION Tsatsaroni, Anna. Mathematics and Science Education research against the audit culture. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:2 187

MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES; BELIEFS, CONCEPTIONS, POSSIBILITIES AND BARRIERS OF CHANGE IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING; SCHOOL ALGEBRA TEACHING; SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES Valderrama, Cecilia Agudelo. The growing gap between Colombian education policy, official claims and classroom realities: insights from Mathematics teachers’ conceptions of beginning Algebra and its teaching purpose. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:3 513

MULTIPLE STRESSFUL CONDITIONS; RASCH MODEL; SCIENCE TEACHERS; STRESS INVENTORY; TOPIC SPECIFIC PEDAGOGY Halim, Lilia… {et al.}. Measuring Science teachers’ stress level-triggered by multiple stressful conditions. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 December 4:4 727

MUSEUM SETTINGS; PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHER: SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION; TEACHING METHODS COURSE Chin, Chi-Chin. Museum experience – a resource for Science teacher education. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:1 63

NEWTON’S LAW Wehberbein, William M. Wheelies and headers, or how to keep both bicycle wheels on the ground. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

NOMOGRAPH; THIN-LENS EQUATION; ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY Brown, Ronald. Thin-lens equation nomograph. The Physics Teacher 2004 Mar. 42:3

NUMBER PATTERN; REASONING; PROOF AND DISPROOF Lin, Fou-Lai, Kai-lin Yang and Chuang-Yih Chen. The features and relationships of reasoning, proving and understanding proof in number patterns. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 227

OPTICAL PROPERTY; ELLIPSE; HYPERBOLA; PARABOLA; ELEMENTAL KINEMATIC Criado, C. and N. Almaro. Optical properties of the conics derived from an elementary kinematic consideration. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

PENDULUM Clay, Keith. The Pengium, gravity, and that number “9.8”. The Physics Teacher 2004 Jan. 42:1

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; CARBON CYCLE; EDUCATION; MISCONCEPTIONS Ozay, Esra and Haydar Oztas. Secondary students’ interpretations of photosynthesis and plant nutrition. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Spring 37:2


PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS; SECONDARY BIOLOGY; STUDENTS’ LABORATORY; THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY Katayama, Nobuyasu… {et al.}. An improved method for extraction and separation of photosynthetic pigments. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 186

PHYSICAL PENDULUM; DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS; THEORY; SOLVER FUNCTION OF EXCEL; EXPONENTIAL DEACY MODEL Hart, Francis X. “Solvering” the physical pendulum. The Physics Teacher 2004 Mar. 42:3

PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING; TWO-TIER TEST Lin, Sheau-Wen. Development and application of a two-tier diagnostic test for high school students’ understanding of flowering plant growth and development. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:2 175

POWER PUCK- DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXPERIMENTATIONS Carlson, John E. Kick dis power puck. The Physics Teacher 2004 Mar. 42:3

PRIMARY STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS; ACID RAIN; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM Marinopoulos, Dimitrios and Helen Stavridou. The influence of a collaborative learning environment on primary students’ conceptions about acid rain. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

SCIENCE CONCEPT LEARNING; INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH; LEARNING PREFERENCE STYLE She, Hsiao-Ching. Enhancing eight grade students’ learning of buoyancy: the interaction of teachers’ instructional approach and students’ learning preference styles. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 December 3:4 609

SCIENCE CURRICULUM COMPONENTS Hu, Reping, Wen-Hua Chang and Chen-Yung Lin. Science curriculum components favoured by high school students in Taiwan. Journal of Biological Education 2003 Autumn 37:4 171

SCIENCE EDUCATION; SELF-AND SOCIAL-EMPOWERMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL VISION OF EDUCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Kyle, William C., Jr. The road from Rio to Johannesburg: where are the footpaths to/from Science education?. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2006 4:1 1

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND GENDER DIFFERENCES Yip, Din Yan, Ming Ming Chiu and Esther Sui Chu Ho. Hong Kong student achievement in OECD-PISA study: gender differences in Science content, literacy skills, and test item formats. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2004 2:1 91

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND SCIENTIFIC COGNITION AND AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT Chang, Shu-Nu and Mei-Hung Chiu. The development of authentic assessments to investigate ninth graders’ scientific literacy: in the case of scientific cognition concerning the concepts of Chemistry and Physics. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 March 3:1 117

SPECIAL RELATIVITY; PHYSLETS Belloni, Mario, Wolfgang Christian, Melissa H. Dancy. Teaching special relativity using physlets. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

SPEED OF LIGHT; SATELLITE ECHO; SOURCE OF THE ECHO; ROUGH LOWER LIMIT; SOUND SENSOR; GEOSYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION SATELLITES Keeports, David. Estimating the speed of light from a satellite echo. The Physics Teacher 2004 Mar. 42:3

SPORTS PHYSICS Goff, John Eric. A Fun general education physics course: physics of sports. The Physics Teacher 2004 May 42:5

TEACHER PREPARATION; SCIENCE; MODEL; INTERDISCIPLINARY McGinnis, J. Randy; Tad Watanabe and Amy Roth McDuffie. University Mathematics and Science faculty modeling their understanding of reform-based instruction in a teacher preparation program: voices of faculty and teacher candidates. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 September 3:3 407

TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM Brunton, Margaret and Richard K. Coll. Enhancing Technology education by forming links with industry: a New Zealand case study. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 2005 March 3:1 141

UV RAYS; PHOTOREACTIVATION; BANANA; DUCKWEED; FRUIT FLY Kouichi Morimoto. Demonstrating the influence of UV rays on living things. Journal of Biological Education 2002 Winter 37:1

VECTORS; VECTOR LAB; OUTDOOR VECTOR LAB- RESTRICTIONS, ADVANTAGES AND VARIATIONS Erdman, Paul. Outdoor vector lab. The Physics Teacher 2004 Mar. 42:3