International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology
April 2014 Volume 2, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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A Study of the Impact of Inquiry-Based Professional Development Experiences on the Beliefs of Intermediate Science Teachers about "Best Practices" for Classroom Teaching
Josefina Arce, George M. Bodner & Kelly Hutchinson
Open-ended interviews were used to study differences in Grade 7-8 teachers' beliefs about exemplary classroom practices produced by exposure to in-service professional development programs based on... More
pp. 85-95
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Worksheet Usage, Reading Achievement, Classes' Lack of Readiness, and Science Achievement: A Cross-Country Comparison
Che-Di Lee
Instructional written materials play important roles as teachers' agents in effective teaching practices. Worksheets are one of the most frequently used materials. In this exploratory study, the... More
pp. 96-106
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The Development of Paranormal Belief Scale (PBS) for Science Education in the Context of Turkey
Mehmet Sen & Ezgi Yesilyurt
Present study aims to translate and develop Paranormal Belief Questions (Rice, 2003) measuring students' non-scientific beliefs which threat science education. Original version of these questions... More
pp. 107-115
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Seventh Grade Students' Perceptions of Using Concept Cartoons in Science and Technology Course
Fatma Sasmaz Ören & Gülçin Meriç
The aim of this study is to determine the efficiency of use of concept cartoons in elementary school 7th grade students Science and Technology course according to students' perceptions. In terms of... More
pp. 116-137
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Identfying the Needs of Pre-Service Classroom Teachers about Science Teaching Methodology Course in Terms of Parlett's Illuminative Program Evaluation Model
Ilke Çaliskan
The aim of this study was to identify the needs of third grade classroom teaching students about science teaching course in terms of Parlett's Illuminative program evaluation model. Phenomographic ... More
pp. 138-148