Monthly Archives: September 2011

Zahra Haz­ari Ger­hard Son­nert, Philip M. Sadler, Marie-Claire Shana­han, “Con­nect­ing High School Physics Expe­ri­ences, Out­come Expec­ta­tions, Physics Iden­tity, and Physics Career Choice: A Gen­der Study”, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING VOL. 47, NO. 8, PP. 978‑1003 (2010) PDF Abstract: This study … Con­tinue read­ing →

Please note that this paper is not science-specific. The Sci­ence Teach­ing Jour­nal Club would like to invite all teach­ers, not just sci­ence teach­ers, to par­tic­i­pate in our fourth meet­ing; please invite your friends and col­leagues. Roedi­ger, Henry and Jef­frey Karpicke, … Con­tinue read­ing →

Dri­ver, Ros­alind, “The fal­lacy of induc­tion in sci­ence teach­ing”, in Teach­ing Sci­ence, ed. Ralph Levin­son (Lon­don: Rout­ledge, 1994), 41–48. (Google Books) Dis­cus­sion points: Stu­dents are known to have pre­con­cep­tions about how the world works. How do you deal with this … Con­tinue read­ing →