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International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology

April 2014 Volume 2, Number 2

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Number of articles: 5

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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

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