TEACHERS AND TEACHING STRATEGIES: INNOVATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING; NOTICE TO THE READER; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ; Contents ; Preface ; Applications of Intellectual Development Theory to Science and Engineering Education ; Abstract ; Introduction ; 1981 Pilot Study ; Post-1981 Teaching Changes ; Methods for the Current Study ; Study Population ; Data Collection ; Example MID Responses ; Statistical Analyses ; Results ; Discussion ; Educational Implications ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgements ; Appendix A. Essay Prompts for the Measure of Intellectual Development.
A Problem-based Approach to Training Elementary Teachers to Plan Science Lessons Abstract ; Introduction ; The Context ; Problem-based Learning ; The Problems ; Problem 1 ; Problem 1: Science Planning which Works for You ; Assessment ; Problem 2 ; Problem 2: Working with Misconceptions ; Assessment ; Problem 3 ; Assessment ; Problem 4 ; Problem 4: Personalising Lessons ; Assessment ; Problem 5 ; Problem 5: A Lesson Sequence ; Assessment ; Problem 6 ; Problem 6: Engaging Science Teaching ; Assessment ; Interim Summary ; Evaluation ; The Students' Views ; The Course Tutors' Views.
Discussion Conclusion ; Appendix 1 ; ; Problem 1. Science Lesson Pro-forma -- Feedback ; Appendix 2 ; Problem 2: Working with misconceptions -- Feedback ; Appendix 3 ; References ; An Emphasis on Inquiry and Inscription Notebooks: Professional Development for Middle School and High School Biology Teachers ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Details of the Workshop ; Program Activities ; Outcomes ; Conclusion ; References ; Facilitating Science Teachers' Understanding of the Nature of Science ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Nature of Science.
Essay A Essay AP ; References ; Teachers' Judgment from a European Psychosocial Perspective ; Abstract ; Introduction ; 1. Levels of Explanation of Teaching-Learning Practices ; 2. Teachers' Representations of Intelligence as a ; Social Construction ; 3. Social Norms Influencing Teachers' Judgment ; 4. Being Evaluated in the Classroom: Contextual Influences on Students' Performance ; 5. A Proposal from Social Network Analysis for Evaluating Activities in E-Learning Environments ; ; Conclusion ; References.
Scientific theories do not become laws even with additional evidence. How to Facilitate Science Teachers' Understanding of ; the Nature of Science? ; Problematic Nature of the Scientific Method, Objectivity and the Empirical Nature of Science ; Question 1: ; Question 2: ; Results ; Question 3 ; Results ; Question 4 ; Results ; Conclusion ; References ; The Impact of in-Service Education and Training on Classroom Interaction in Primary and Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Case Study of the School-based Teacher Development and Strengthening of Mathematics and Sciences in Secondary Education.