Projects and discusses possible future developments resulting from electrochemical technological advancements. Educational implications are explored, and examples of integrated learning in diverse interest areas are given. (CS)

Described is the Akron, Ohio science and mathematics program for gifted and talented students. Procedures for identifying gifted pupils are described as are program goals and activities. (DS)

The article discusses observing and quantifying as basic skills, presents a model for dealing with problems, and suggests seven activities which range from kindergarten to twelfth-grade level. (MK)

Graphs and charts are discussed in terms of levels of applications and skills necessary for effective use. Five activities, most appropriate for upper-elementary or junior high students, are suggested. (MK)

Discusses the changes in science teacher education from 1967-1977 by analyzing three major studies that presented some common features of preservice or in-service programs for science teachers. (HM)

Describes a reform effort for the undergraduate curriculum utilizing action-based research teams that developed, implemented, and assessed constructivist approaches to teaching undergraduate science content. Results indicate that the collaborative action-based research process was effective in contributing to the reform of undergraduate teaching.…

Examines the historical evolution of the competencies implied by the phrase "computer literacy" and identifies several competencies that will likely characterize the computer literate teacher in the 1990s. (42 references) (Author/MKR)

Compares one school district's data with national data and analyzes what factors reinforce and perpetuate inequitable situations for females in science and mathematics. Provides a model for school districts to conduct self-study of gender equity education issues. (42 references) (Author/MKR)

Examines 5th-, 7th-, and 10th-grade students' attitudes toward school and classroom science using a questionnaire. Results indicate that, although a statistically significant relationship did exist between students' attitudes toward school and classroom science, the relationship had no practical meaning. Females were slightly more positive about…

Examines solutions presented by preservice teachers for solving graphical and numerical problems involving the arithmetic mean. Participants presented two methods: algorithmic computation and balancing deviations about the mean. A significant difference was found between science and mathematics preservice teachers in the use of balancing…

Examines data collected from a girls-only physics class in a public coeducational high school. Interview and observation data from this class, as well as from coeducational physics classes taught by the same teacher, illustrate that the girls in the single-sex class made substantial gains in both academic achievement and in perceptions of…

Discusses the advantages of action research and concludes that action research can and should be a significant component of both preservice and inservice programs. (ASK)

Provides a rationale for including biography projects that represent diverse contributors to science and mathematics. Describes a biography-project assignment used in a methods course for secondary teacher preparation, discusses preservice teachers' comments about the assignment, and makes connections to current research on equitable instruction.…

Examines the difficulties 19 preservice elementary and middle school teachers experienced when creating and interpreting graphs in which speed is one of the variables. Identifies four cognitive obstacles held by the preservice teachers and provides excerpts of their graphical constructions and verbal interpretations. Discusses potential causes for…

Lists and discuses the guidelines and standards for technology use in science teacher preparation. Indicates the ways of promoting uses of technology in mathematics teacher preparation. (Author/ASK)