Proceedings of the 1998 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science

Edited by:

Peter A. Rubba, The Pennsylvania State University
James A. Rye, West Virginia University
 

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Preface

            These proceedings of the 1998 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science are intended to be a record of the AETS annual meeting held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8-11, 1998. Forty papers presented at and summaries of presentations made at that AETS annual meetings are included here along with a copy of the conference program. The papers and presentations summaries are in order here by the corresponding conference session. The conference program also is included.
 

            In editing papers and presentation summaries, suggestions were made on ways to enhance clarity and on formatting. Because the proceedings are to serve as the record of an AETS annual meeting, the papers and presentation summaries were not refereed. Those that were revised and returned by a designated date were included. We thank the members of AETS who presented at the conference and submitted a paper or presentation summary for inclusion in these proceedings.
 

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            We are pleased to have had the opportunity to edit the 1998 AETS Conference Proceedings.
 

                                                 Peter A. Rubba, The Pennsylvania State University
                                                 James A. Rye, West Virginia University
 

Acknowledgment

The editors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Colleen McMahon and Lieann McDonald in helping to compile these proceedings, and Bobbi Robison and Eileen Pennisi in placing them on the WWW.

Table of Contents

PROGRAM ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS IN SCIENCE, 1998 ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, JANUARY 8-11, 1998: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

CONTRONTING THE GENDER GAP IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS: THE SISTERS IN SCIENCE PROGRAM

Penny L. Hammrich, Temple University

(Session T1.1)

TEACHING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS WITH A CD-ROM AND A WORLD WIDE WEB SUPPORT NETWORK

Alec M. Bodzin, North Carolina State University

John C. Park, North Carolina State University

Lisa L. Grable, North Carolina State University

(Session T1.2)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND MATH FOR JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER PREPARATION: STAFF DEVELOPMENT AS A CONTINUAL PROCESS

Bill Baird, Auburn University

Susan McClary, Auburn Junior High School

(Session T1.5)

CONSTRUCTIVIST ASSESSMENT PRACTICES

Robin Lee Harris Freedman, Buffalo State College

(Session T1.7)

INFLUENCE OF MODELING CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ON PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE TEACHERS

Lon Richardson, Southwest State University

Patricia Simmons, The University of Missouri at St. Louis

Marylou Dantonio, University of New Orleans

Mike Clough, University of Iowa

(Session T1.7) (This paper is not available to download at this time.)

MENTORING FUTURE MENTORS: THE PREPARATION OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATORS

John A. Craven III, Queens College/City University of New York

(Session T2.1)

WHAT THE SCIENCE STANDARDS SAY: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION

Penny L. Hammrich, Temple University

(Session T2.6)

STUDENT AND TEACHER CONCEPTIONS ABOUT ASTRONOMY: INFLUENCES ON CHANGES IN THEIR IDEAS

Valarie L. Dickinson, Washington State University

Lawrence B. Flick, Oregon State University

Norman G. Lederman, Oregon State University

(Session T2.7)

LITERACY THROUGH THE LEARNING CYCLE

Edmund A. Marek, Oklahoma University

Brian L. Gerber, Valdosta State University

Ann M. Cavallo, Oklahoma University

(Session T3.6)

LABORATORY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES FOR SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS

Gerald Saunders, University of Northern Colorado

Carolyn Dawson, University of Northern Colorado

Brad Tripp, University of Northern Colorado

Tom Pentecost, Aims Community College

Meg Chaloupka, Windsor High School

John Saunders, University of Northern Colorado

(Session T3.7)

MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF YOUR INSERVICE: DESIGNING THE INSERVICE AND SELECTING PARTICIPANTS

Laura Henriques, California State University Long Beach

(Session T3.8)

SCIENCE, PARENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND LITERATURE: OVERVIEW, RESULTS, AND REFLECTIONS

James A. Shymansky, University of Missouri

Larry D. Yore, University of Victoria

John A. Dunkhase, University of Iowa

Brian M. Hand, LaTrobe University

(Session T3.8)

STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHING AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE LEARNING AND TEACHERS' SELF-REPORT OF USING CHILDREN'S IDEAS, APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE, AND USE OF PRINT RESOURCES AS INDICATORS OF INTERACTIVE-CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Larry D. Yore, University of Victoria

James A. Shymansky, University of Missouri

Laura Henriques, California State University

Brian M. Hand, LaTrobe University

John A. Dunkhase, University of Iowa

JoAnne O. Lewis, University of Iowa

(Session T3.8)

TEACHING THROUGH INQUIRY: A NOVICE TEACHER'S AUTHORITY OF EXPERIENCE

Barbara A. Crawford, Oregon State University

(Session F1.1)

LESS TALK, MORE ACTION, FOR MULTICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

Jeffrey Weld, University of Iowa

(Session F2.1)

INTEGRATING FIELD EXPERIENCE AND CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS: VIGNETTES AS VEHICLES FOR REFLECTION

Mark J. Volkman, Purdue University

(Session F2.3)

DEVELOPING AND ACTING UPON ONE'S CONCEPTION OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: A FOLLOW-UP STUDY

Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Oregon State University

Norman G. Lederman, Oregon State University

Randy Bell, Oregon State University

(Session F3.2) (This paper is not available to download at this time.)

THE IMPACT OF TRAINING AND INDUCTION ACTIVITIES UPON MENTORS AS INDICATED THROUGH MEASUREMENT OF MENTOR SELF-EFFICACY

Iris M. Riggs, California State University, San Bernardino

(Session F3.3)

MEASURING THE SELF-EFFICACY OF UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR OUTREACH

William J. Boone, Indiana University

Valerie Chase, National Aquarium in Baltimore

(Session F3.7)

INNOVATIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION GRANT: FROM RECRUITMENT, THROUGH PRESERVICE, INTO ENTRY-LEVEL SERVICE

M. Faye Neathery, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

M. Richard J. Bryant, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

M. Dan Dill, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

(Session F3.8)

GOOD VERSUS BAD CULTURALLY RELEVANT SCIENCE: AVOIDING THE PITFALLS

Cathleen C. Loving, Texas A&M University

Bernard R. Ortiz de Montellano, Wayne State University

(Session F4.5)

THE CLASSROOM AS A STAGE FOR EXAMINING GENDER MICROINEQUITIES

Cathy Wick, St. Cloud State University

(Session F5.1)

MUSEUM & METHODS COLLABORATION: UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE TEACHING VIA DISTANCE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

Timothy Barshinger, Purdue University

(Session F5.2)

TEACHING PRACTICES THAT PROVIDE COGNITIVE SCAFFOLDING FOR CLASSROOM INQUIRY

Lawrence B. Flick, Oregon State University

(Session F5.8)

THE IDEAL ADVISOR: GRADUATE SCIENCE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE

Maria M. Ferreira, Wayne State University

(Session F6.1)

MODIFYING HANDS-ON SCIENCE LESSONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: A MODEL OF COLLABORATION

Lynne E. Houtz, Ph.D., Creighton University

Silvana M. R. Watson, Ph.D., Nebraska Wesleyan University

(Session S1.4)

PUSHING THE COMFORT ZONE: CONFRONTING THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHING AND CLASSROOM CULTURE

Marcia K. Fetters, The University of Toledo

(Session S1.6)

TEACHING ABOUT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IN A CONSTRUCTIVIST METHODS CLASS ENVIRONMENT

R. Paul Vellom, The Ohio State University

(Session S1.6)

MEZIROW'S THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATORS

Warren J. Di Biase, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

(Session S2.1)

USING A WEB SITE IN AN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE METHODS CLASS: ARE WE OPENING A PANDORA'S BOX?

Scott P. Lewis, Florida International University

George E. O'Brien, Florida International University

(Session S2.2)

A PROJECT DESIGNED TO ENGAGE K-8 PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE TEACHERS IN CLASSROOM INQUIRY

Charles R. Barman, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis

(Session S2.6)

STIMULATING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF TEACHERS THROUGH ACTION RESEARCH

Farella L. Shaka, Southwest Missouri State University

(Session S2.6)

USING THE SCIENCE MISCONCEPTIONS RESEARCH TO ADDRESS SCIENCE TEACHING MISCONCEPTIONS

Suzanne Weber, State University of New York

(Session S2.7)

SHIFTING FROM ACTIVITY MANIA TO INQUIRY SCIENCE - WHAT DO WE (SCIENCE EDUCATORS) NEED TO DO?

Hedy Moscovici, Western Washington University

(Session S3.1)

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? PREPARING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHERS THROUGH SCIENCE PRACTICA

David T. Crowther, University of Nevada, Reno

John R. Cannon, University of Nevada, Reno

(Session S3.2)

USING NEGOTIATED CRITERIA AND PEER-EVALUATION IN UNDERGRADUATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Larry D. Yore, University of Victoria

(Session S4.4)

EXTENDING OUR NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS: A FORUM BY AND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Katherine C. Wieseman, University of Georgia

Barbara Rascoe, University of Georgia

HsingChi Wang, University of Southern California

Andy Kemp, University of Georgia

Lynn Bryan, University of Georgia

Valarie Dickinson, Washington State University

(Session S4.6)

GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND GRADE LEVEL AS PREDICTORS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE

Molly H. Weinburgh, Georgia State University

(Session S5.1)

PREPARING "PROFESSIONAL" SCIENCE TEACHERS: CRITICAL GOALS

Pradeep Maxwell Dass, Northeastern Illinois University

(Session S5.2)

ACIDS & BASES CURRICULUM UNIT: AN INQUIRY-BASED CONTEXT FOR TEACHING THE PARTICULATE NATURE OF MATTER AND CHANGES IN MATTER

Sibel Erduran, Vanderbilt University

Richard A. Duschl, Vanderbilt University

(Session S5.6)

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