2006
ASTE Conference
Proceedings
Table of Contents
The Development of a Masters Degree in Science
Education Based on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
April Dean Adams, Northeastern State
University
Monica J. Macklin, Northeastern State University
Pamela G. Christol, Northeastern State University
GAME ON: GRADUATE SCIENCE EDUCATION STUDENTS CREATING
ROLE PLAHYING VIDEO GAMES IN A 3-D VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SYNCHRONOUS
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
Len
Annetta, Ph.D., North Carolina
State
University
John C. Park, Ph.D., North Carolina
State
University
SEA OF CHANGE: THE SECONDARY SCIENCE STUDENT
TEACHER’S TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TEACHER
Daniel J. Bergman,
Iowa State University
EXPLORING
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL WRITING IN SCIENCE METHODS COURSES THROUGH THE USE OF FOCUS
QUESTIONING
Kathie M. Black, Ph.D., University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CA
WRITING IN AND WRITING TO
LEARN SCIENCE IN SECONDARY METHODS COURSES
Kathie M. Black, Ph.D., University of Victoria
TEACHING AND ASSESSING THE
NATURE OF SCIENCE: THE USE OF CONCEPT MAPPING AND THE VNOS QUESTIONNAIRE
Emily J. Borda, Western Washington University
Donald J. Burgess, Western Washington University
Sarah I. Walker, Western Washington University
Jillian Bearden, Western Washington University
COLLABORATIVE ACTION
RESEARCH ON BECOMING SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATORS
Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University
Tom McConnell, Purdue University
Michelle Priddy, Purdue University
Lauren Schellenberger, Purdue University
USING THE
STEBI-B TO DETERMINE THE IMPACTS OF A STANDARDS-DRIVEN COURSE ON PRE-SERVICE
STUDENTS’ SENSE OF PERSONAL AND TEACHING EFFICACY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Pamela G. Christol, Northeastern State University
April Dean Adams, Northeastern State University
PROMOTING
EFFECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION AND SCIENCE TEACHING: A VISUAL FRAMEWORK
FOR TEACHER DECISION-MAKING
Michael
P. Clough, Iowa State University
Craig A Berg, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
INTERPRETATION OF VISUAL
REPRESENTATIONS BY DIFFERENTIALLY PREPARED LEARNERS
Michelle P. Cook, North
Carolina
State University
Glenda Carter, North
Carolina
State University
Eric N. Wiebe, North
Carolina
State University
UNDERSTANDING A
DEFINITION OF INQUIRY IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AS A PATH TO CHANGE IN TEACHING
PRACTICES.
Susan K. Courson, Clarion University of PA
ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIVE REFLECTION ABOUT CRITICAL
ISSUES WITH SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS
Robert Danielowich, Northeastern
Illinois University
SCIENCE TEACHER LEARNING
THROUGH LEGITIMATE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Thomas Davidson, Amherst Pelham Regional High School
Allan Feldman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Allyson Rogan-Klyve, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kent Divoll, University of Massachusetts Amherst
REFINEMENT OF THE
TSI INSTRUMENT FOR INQUIRY SCIENCE TEACHING AND THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY IN
EXPLAINING OUTCOME EXPECTANCY
Lori Dira Smolleck, Bucknell University
Edgar P. Yoder, Pennsylvania State University
LEARNING TO DO INQUIRY WITH
ELEMENTARY CHILDREN
Connie Doyle, Wichita State University
EXPLORING PRESERVICE
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ CRITIQUE AND ADAPTATION OF SCIENCE CURRICULUM MATERIALS IN
RESPECT TO SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES
Cory T. Forbes, University of Michigan
Elizabeth A. Davis, University of Michigan
NATURALISTS’
PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHING, SCIENCE, AND STUDENT DIVERSITY WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
Heather Harkins,
University of Connecticut
John Settlage, University of Connecticut
THE
EFFECTS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS ON THE ATTITUDES TOWARD
SCIENCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
Carolyn A. Hayes, Indiana
University-Purdue
University,
Indianapolis
USING INTERNET BASED DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS TO ACCESS AND INTERACT WITH AUTHENTIC ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Richard Huber, Curricular Studies, University of North Carolina
A MULTI-SITE ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS’ PRACTICES ON THE “MOLE CONCEPT” FOLLOWING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Justus Inyega, University of Georgia
Norman Thomson, University of Georgia
Malcolm B. Butler, University of Georgia
DISCOVERY BOXES: NURTURING SCIENTIFIC
THINKING WITH NOVICE AND IN-SERVICE TEACHERS
Aaron D. Isabelle, The State University of New York at New Paltz
A STUDY OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AS SECOND-CAREER
SECONDARY TEACHING PROFESSIONALS
Carol C. Johnston, California State University Channel Islands
Jeanne M. Grier, California State
University Channel Islands
SCIENCE EDUCATION AT THE CROSSROADS
Adam Johnston, Weber State University
John Settlage, University of Connecticut
LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF BEGINNING TEACHERS: EMERGING THEMES
Michele J Koomen,
Gustavus Adolphus College
Lynn Hartshorn, University of
Saint
Thomas
Luther Qson,
College of St. Schloastica
Alice Guckin,
College of
St.
Scholastica
LEARNING STYLES OF TWO CULTURES
Huban Kutay, The Ohio State University, College of Education, The School of Teaching and Learning, Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
THREE
SOUTHERN BIOLOGY TEACHERS’ REALITIES WHEN TEACHING EVOLUTION
Peggy M.
Kyzer, University of Alabama
M. Jenice Goldston, University of Alabama
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS OF SCIENCE
Dr. Terry L. Lashley, Tennessee Technological University
Dr. Gary Skolits, The University of Tennessee
Dr. Claudia T. Melear, The University of Tennessee
Andrea Wentworth, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Diane Vaughn, Fentress County Schools, Tennessee
TIME TO LEARN: EXPLORING
TEACHERS’ LEARNING AS THEY REFINE THEIR PRACTICE TO INCLUDE
TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
Wendi Laurence, Portland State University, Center for Science
Education
Sybil Kelley, Portland State University, Center for Learning and
Teaching West
William Becker, Portland State University, Center for Science
Education
Steve Day, Beaverton School District
Charlotte Marshall, Portland State University, Center for Science
Education
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATIN OF A TWO-TIERED INSTRUMENT TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE
CONCEPTIONS IN EARTH SCIENCE
Katherine Mangione Leslie, University of Arkansas
Jean E. Dockers, University of Arkansas
Michael J. Wavering, University of Arkansas
Access or Training?
Why Aren’t Science Teachers Using Technology More?
Joan Lindgren,
Florida Atlantic University
Robert E. Bleicher, California
State University Channel
Islands
ADDRESSING THE NATURE OF SCIENCE IN AN INTRODUCTORY
BOTANY LABORATORY COURSE
Monica J. Macklin, Northeastern State University
April Dean Adams, Northeastern State University
THE FLOW LAB: A SIMPLE ACTIVITY FOR GENERATING NOS PRINCIPLES
Daniel Z. Meyer, Illinois Institute of Technology
Leanne M. Avery, State University of New York College at Oneonta
RECOGNIZING THE CONCEPTUAL CAPITAL OF THE ACADEMICALLY
DIVERSE LEARNER IN THE SCIENCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Dr. Richard
E. Shope III, Director,
World Space Foundation, Education Division
Development and Validation of the Beliefs about Reformed Science Teaching and
Learning (BARSTL) Questionnaire
Victor Sampson, Arizona State University
Aimee Benton, Arizona State University
OUR PHYSTEC PROJECT: COLLABORATING WITH A RESIDENT
TEACHER TO IMPROVE AN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FIELD EXPERIENCE
Cody Sandifer, Towson University
Laura Lising, Towson University
Lisa Tirocchi, Johnnycake Elementary
doctoral Studies as an Apprenticeship through Intent Participation
John Settlage, University of Connecticut
David M. Moss, University of Connecticut
The ED3U SCIENCE MODEL: TEACHING SCIENCE
FOR CONCEPTUAL CHANGE
Dr. Richard E. Shope III, Director
World Space Foundation, Education Division
TEACHING STUDENTS TO THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST:
THE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY WHEEL GAME
Dr. Richard E. Shope III, Director
World Space Foundation, Education Division
PATHWAY TO A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK
Patricia R. Simpson, St. Cloud
State University
George Davis, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Thomas Tommet, University of St. Thomas
RESEARCH ON THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INQUIRY-BASED BIOLOGY TEACHING METHODS COURSE
Rosemary J. Smith, Ph.D., Idaho State University, Pocatello
Sharolyn J. Belzer, Ph.D., Idaho State University, Pocatello
An Investigation of the Organizational Impact of
Computer Technology in Classrooms: A Community of Practice Approach
Karthigeyan Subramaniam, Penn State Harrisburg
GOWIN’S KNOWLEDGE VEE: USING TO IMPROVE
PRESERVICE TEACHERS ABILITY FOR CONDUCTING
AND DIRECTING SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS
Piyush Swami, University of Cincinnati
Robert Shields, University of Akron
SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVES
ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF TEACHING ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC TABLE: VIEWS FROM THAILAND AND KENYA
Panwilai Chomchid, Kasetsart University
Justus Inyega, Kenya Science Teachers College
Norman Thomson, University of Georgia
THE TRN PROFILE MATRIX: AN
ACCESSIBLE DATASET ON BEGINNING MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
Alison Wallace, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Tim Harms, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Bob McClure, Saint Olaf College
Melanie Reap, Winona State University
Teresa Shume, Minnesota State University Moorhead
