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Education Reproductions Supplied by EDRS Are the Best That Can Be Made DOCUMENT RESUME ED 351 190 SE 053 110 AUTHOR Forgasz, Helen, Ed. TITLE Research in Science Education. Volume 21. Selected Refereed Papers from the Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (22nd, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, July 11-14, 1991). INSTITUTION Australasian Science Education Research Association, Victoria (Australia). REPORT NO ISSN-0157-244X PUB DATE 91 NOTE 370p. AVAILABLE FROMFaculty of Education, School of Graduate Studies, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT Research in Science Education; v21 1991 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Achievement; Concept Formation; Constructivism (Learning); *Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Learning Strategies; *Science and Society; Science Curriculum; *Science Education; Science Instruction; *Sex Differences; *Teacher Education IDENTIFIERS *Australia; *Science Education Research ABSTRACT This annual publication contains 43 research papers on a variety of issues related to science education. Topics include the following: mature-age students; teacher professional development; spreadsheets and science instruction; the Learning in Science Project and putting it into practice; science discipline knowledge in primary teacher education; science, technology, and society; gender differences in choosing school subjects; history of science education; quality of teacher education; science attitudes; socially constructed learning; and conceptual development. Other papers concern such areas as report writing; history of science; the nature of scienc ; investigation skills; pseudo-scientific and paranormal beliefs; language in science; concept mapping; constructivism; metaphors; textbooks; children's interests; Aboriginal science; and science and television. (PR) ********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** ISSN 0157 - 244X Research Volume 21 In 1991 Science Education U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS Office of Educational Research and Improvement BY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED CENTER (ERIC) 5;This document has been reproduced as Paul Gardner received from the person or organization orrgina tine ,1 C' Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent official TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES OERI position or pokey INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)... q.) Annual publication of the Australasian Science EducationResearch Association 0 1.0 BEST COPYAVAILABLE Research Volume In 21 Science 1991 Education Annual publication of the Australasian Science Education Research Association Selectedrefereedpapers fromthe Twenty-second Annual Conferenceofthe Australasian Science Education Research Association, organised by the Queensland University of Technology, held in Surfers Paradise, Q., 11-14 July, 1991. GENERAL EDITOR Paul L. Gardner EDITOR OF THIS VOLUME Helen Forgasz ASSISTANT EDITOR Jeffrey R. Northfield BUSINESS MANAGER Richard T. White General correspondence about this publication should be sent to Dr. P. Gardner, and orders to Professor R. White.Address:Faculty of Education, School of Graduate Studies, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia. Copyright 1991 Australasian Science Education Research Association. Published by Australasian Science Education Research Association ISSN 0157-244X CONTENTS A note from the Geheral Editor vi Editorial comments vii Review panel viii Guidelines for authors APPLETON, K.Mature-age students: how are they different? 1 AUBUSSON, P., RELICH, J. & WOTHERSPOON, D.Professional development and perceived needs of science teachers 10 BEARE, R. A system to exploit the spreadsheet 'Excel' forenhancing learning in science 20 BELL, B.F. & PEARSON, J.D. 'I know about LISP but how do I put it into practice?' 30 CARR, M. & SYMINGTON, D. The treatment of sciencediscipline knowledge in primary teacher education 39 CROSS, R.T. & PRICE, R.F. Towards teaching science forsocial responsibility: an examination of flaws in Science, Technology and Society 47 DAWSON, C. & O'CONNOR, P.Gender differences when choosing school subjects: parental push and career pull, some tentative hypotheses 55 EKE, M. & GARDNER, P.L. Evaluation of a Technologyunit in a girls' primary school 65 FAWNS, R.A. Stories tell but words conceal - aspects of historiographical research 74 FENSHAM, P., NAVARATNAM, K., JONES, W. & WEST, L. Students' estimates of knowledge gained as measures of the quality of teacher education. SO FERGUSON, P. Primary/secondary transition and relatedteacher attitudes to science 90 FLEER, M. Socially constructed learning in early childhoodscience education 96 FLEER, M. & BEASLEY, W. A study of conceptual developmentin early childhood 104 FORGASZ, H. Gender, pre-service teachers and assessmentof pupil work 113 FRANCIS, R. & HILL, D. Science and report writing GAL1LD, C. History of science, individual development and science teaching 133 GRIFFITHS, A.K. & BARRY, M. Secondary school students' understanding of the nature of science 141 GRINDROD, A., KLINDWORTH, A., MARTIN, M-D. & TYTLER, R. A survey of pre-service primary teachers' experiences of science in schools 151 HACKLING, M.W. & GARNETT, P.J. Primary and secondary school students' attainment of science investigation skills 161 HAPPS, J.C. Challenging pseudo-scientific and paranormal beliefs held by some pre-service primary teachers 171 HOBAN, G. Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods to monitor an intervention program 178 JANE, B., MARTIN, M.D. & TY- LER, R. Changing primary teacher trainees' attitudes to science 188 JEGEDE, 0.J., TAYLOR, J.C. & OKEBUKOLA, P.A. Knowledge engineering: an alternative approach to curriculum design for science education at a distance 198 KAHLE, J.B., ANDERSON, A. & DAMNJANOVIC, A. A comparison of elementary teacher attitudes and skills in teaching science in Australia and the United States 208 KEARNEY, D. & ORMISTON-SMITH, H. The Graduate Diploma in Physics and Education: a teacher training initiative 217 KINNEAR, A. Gender-inclusive technology materials for the primary school: a case study in curriculum development 224 LOUGHRAN, J. & INGVARSON, L. Keeping up: a dilemma for science teachers 234 McROBBIE, C.J., FRASER, B.J. & GIDDINGS, G.J. Comparison of personal and class forms of the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory 244 MURALIDHAR, S. The role of language in science education: some reflections from Fiji 253 OKEBUKOLA, P. & JEGEDE, O.J.The concept mapping heuristic as viewed by some Australian and Indonesian science teachers 263 (iv) 5 PARSONS, S. Pre-service secondary science teachersmaking sense 271 of constructivism RITCHIE, S.M. & RUSSELL, B. The constructionand use of a metaphor for science teaching 281 SKAMP, K. Primary science and technology: howconfident are the teachers? 290 STRUBE, P. Issues of teaching science to nurses inthe tertiary sector 300 SYMINGTON, D. & MACKAY, L. Science disciplineknowledge in primary teacher education: responses to the DisciplineReview of Teacher Education in Mathematics and Science 306 TULIP, D. & COOK, A. A comparison of authorintentions and student perceptions about textbook characteristics 313 TULIP, D.F. & LUCAS, K.B. Persistence andwithdrawal by students in a preservice science andmathematics teacher education course 320 WILKES, L.M. & BATTS, J.E. Registered nurses'constructed meaning of concepts of solution and their use in clinicalpractice 328 WOOLNOUGH, J.A. & CAMERON, R.S. Girls, boysand conceptual physics: an evaluation of a senior secondaryphysics course 337 Research Notes COULSON, R.I. Preschool children's interests inscience 345 GIBBS, A. Predicting achievement of first semesteruniversity science students 348 PALMER, W.P. The construction of an Aboriginalscience bibliography 349 ROBERTSON, B.K. & PALMER, W.P. Popularisingscien-e through television 352 (v) A NOTE FROM THE GENERAL EDITOR At the time I accepted appointment as Editor of RISE for three years at the Perth ASERA conference in 1990, I expected to be taking study leave in the first half of 1991, which would have meant my absence from the Surfers Paradise conference. However, I expected to be back in Australia in time to supervise the editorial process in the latter half of the year. My faculty curiously decreed however that the staffing needs of Monash were somehow more pressing than the editorial needs of RISE, and I had to postpone my travels for six months.This meant that I was able to attend the ASERA conference. (I flew overseas out of Brisbane immediately afterwards).It also meant finding some willing colleagues to deputise for me while I was away. Fortunately, two very able people, Helen Forgasz and Jeff Northfield, readily took on the work.I did not anticipate, and neither did they, the magnitude of the task awaiting them. Although the number of papers published in RISE has grown steadily over the years, in 1991 it took a quantum leap upward to an amazing new level.I, and all of us in ASERA, therefore owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Helen and Jeff for the very demanding work they have done, and to the expanded Review Panel whose contributions have helped ensure that RISE remains a quality publication.
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