Background or Context: Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) are collaborative efforts between researchers and practitioners aimed at improving educational practices through engagement in research. Previous studies have highlighted the dynamic nature of roles within RPPs, emphasizing the need for role negotiation and adaptation to local contexts.…

Video is increasingly used to support in-service teacher professional development (TPD). Advances in affordability and usability of technology mean that interest is set to develop further. Studies in this area are diverse in terms of scale, methodology and context. This places limitations on undertaking a systematic review; therefore the authors…

The relationship that exists between students and science and technology (S&T) is a complex and important one. If it is positive, then social, economic and environmental consequences are to be expected. Yet, many problems of interest/motivation/attitude (I/M/A) towards S&T have been recorded. A lot of research has been conducted on this…

Class size is one of the small number of variables in American K-12 education that are both thought to influence student learning and are subject to legislative action. Legislative mandates on maximum class size have been very popular at the state level. In recent decades, at least 24 states have mandated or incentivized class-size reduction…

Describes the implementation of an experimental course designed to provide compensatory opportunities for disadvantaged Israeli students in a culturally heterogeneous group of students. Performance on achievement tests and an attitude inventory revealed significant improvements after the experimental program in comprehension, higher intellectual…

Describes the examination scheme developed to evaluate high school biology students using the BSCS project in Israel. The scheme consists of a practical examination and a written test. Since the scheme is relatively new, little research has been performed. (MA)

Presents a test designed to assess the "Understanding of the Nature of Scientific Enquiry" (UNSE) of Israeli students who studied the BSCS curriculum. Test results showed a 60 percent mastery level in knowledge of experimental methodology, indicating that the students had not mastered the type of tasks in the test. (MLH)

The relationship of certain teacher background variables to their attitudes priorities, expectations, and instructional practices regarding botany and zoology was investigated. Teachers were grouped into three categories: botanists, zoologists, and neutrals; the academic achievement of the students of the teachers in the three categories was…

Two groups of tenth-grade Israeli students were instructed in Chemistry using either films or laboratory experiments. Results of this study show that the films were an effective substitute for students' individual laboratory work. (MLH)

We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

This paper reports on a program to develop a comprehensive overall strategy of educational research that deals with the state of education in Israel. Four dimensions or sets of demands on the schools are discussed: (1) civilizational demands of transmission of heritage and culture; (2) social demands for good citizenship, productive workers, up to…

Examines the scientific attitudes of a stratified sample of 684 tenth-grade students in Israeli schools. Compares these scores with those generated by a similar study in the United States. (CP)

Examines some of the social, cultural and political factors in Israel which affect the direction of change or obstruct change in the secondary school system. Poses the question as to whether changes more extensive than those already observed are imminent in secondary education as a result of social and other input. (Author/RK)

The following variables were correlated with attitudes toward science: school type, future specialization, curriculum, sex, achievement level, and cultural background. Only the curriculum variable did not correlate significantly. (MLH)

The successful use of Decker Walker's curriculum development model in different educational settings in Israel and Australia demonstrates that inductively derived models can assist educational practice in a way that deductive models cannot. However, Walker's model should not be viewed as a general panacea. Issues that must be examined are…