Research in Science & Technological Education
1994 Volume 12, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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A Comparison of Male and Female Pupil Perceptions of Technology in the Curriculum
A C. McCarthy & G D. Moss
Reports on gender differences in the perceptions of General Certificate of Secondary Education and A level pupils toward technology-based courses. The study involving 90 male and 94 female pupils... More
pp. 5-13
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Activity Groupings of Primary Science Co-ordinators: A Survey of Co-ordinators' Activities
F L. Moore
Discusses a study designed to obtain information about the activities of the coordinators (teachers with subject expertise) in regard to both initial teacher training and inservice education and... More
pp. 15-20
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Policy into Practice: The Effects of Practical Assessment on the Teaching of Science
Anne S. Buchan & A Geoffrey Welford
Reports on the findings of a questionnaire developed to determine the extent to which General Certificate of Secondary Education syllabuses affect science curriculum and pedagogic practice in... More
pp. 21-29
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Science Process Skills: Are They Generalisable?
Kok-Aun Toh & Brian E. Woolnough
Involves 135 eighth graders in a study designed to identify those conditions that favor the transfer of laboratory-based science process skills to other areas of study. Data showed that a... More
pp. 31-42
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Sixth Form A Level Students' Perceptions of the Difficulty, Intellectual Freedom, Social Benefit and Interest of Science and Arts Subjects
F Watson
Grammar school students (n=1073) completed a repertory grid comprising 20 constructs to measure their perceptions of the difficulty of, intellectual freedom offered by, social benefit derived from,... More
pp. 43-52
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Construct Validity and Context Dependency of the Assessment of Practical Skills in an Advanced Level Biology Examination
C R. Brown & F L. Moore
Analyzes construct validity of two different methods of assessing practical skills in advanced level biology by considering how candidates' scores on practical objectives relate to each other and... More
pp. 53-61
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Relearning to Teach Physics: In the Midst of Change
Helen Wildy & John Wallace
Focuses on the work of one experienced physics teacher and his attempts to come to grips with a new curriculum. This study confirms that change is not a linear process but is characterized by... More
pp. 63-75
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Views of Prospective Teachers versus Practicing Teachers about Science, Technology and Society Issues
Uri Zoller & David Ben-Chiam
Assesses and profiles the science technology, and society (STS) views, positions, beliefs, attitudes, and literacy of social studies and science prospective teachers and of practicing secondary... More
pp. 77-89