A science laboratory skills performance assessment for elementary and secondary school science teachers in California, using a multi-methods approach, is described. Seven domains of teacher performance identified included: pedagogy, content, materials and equipment, management, knowledge of students, climate, and communication. Within each domain,…

Data about teachers in the United States using variables which the U.S. Department of Education has specified for comparison with corresponding data about the teachers in Japan is presented. Statistical data is employed in each of the four sections. The sections are: demographic overview, academic qualifications, status of teachers, and inservice…

This paper discusses the critical shortage of math and science teachers in San Diego public schools and the necessary revision of the teacher preparation process to provide flexibility in expediting entry into the classroom of candidates with strong academic math/science backgrounds. U.S. Navy officers near retirement who have completed degrees in…

TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL CLIMATE AND LEARNING, RANDOM SAMPLES OF STUDENTS IN 49 TWELFTH GRADE PHYSICS CLASSES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WERE GIVEN A CLASSROOM CLIMATE QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH WAS CORRELATED WITH THE TEST ON UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE, A PHYSICS ACHIEVEMENT TEST, AND THE SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL FOR SCIENCE…

SPARS is a computer data base management system designed to aid the college professor in handling his students' grades and other classroom data. It can handle multiple sections and labs, and allows the professor to combine and separate these components in a variety of ways. SPARS seeks to meet the sometimes competing goals of simplicity of use and…

This study concerns school policies and actions which foster the hiring of minority teachers to promote the study of science, mathematics, foreign languages, and computing among minority students. Successful recruitment programs for students were found, but new ways must be devised for attracting minority teachers to these fields of study. (VM)

Reports the results of a survey of 640 high school biology teachers indicating that they may not be aware of the positive effects of prereading activities and other strategies for enhancing students' comprehension of text. (AEA)

The initial phase of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) provided all 7th and 8th grade students and their teachers with laptop computers. In the fall of 2003, a survey of all teachers involved with the program was administered by Maine Education Policy Research Institute to determine how and to what extent the technology was being…

The best science teachers don't just get up in front of the class and start talking. They draw from a plan... a rationale... a purpose. This book helps them create and implement a detailed, research-based teaching rationale that works even with students of varied needs in less-than-ideal facilities. The key is a method that this book's authors…

This document contains the text of the "Albert Einstein Distinguished Educators Fellowship Act of 1994" (S. 2104) along with related analysis. The bill establishes a Department of Energy (DOE) fellowship program for math and science teachers that provides them opportunities to work at DOE labs in order to enhance coordination and…

This self-study was designed to explore problem based learning (PBL) as an instructional approach in the context of a large preservice science education course. It addressed how the teacher educator would structure PBL to foster student engagement in learning, how she would enhance her own pedagogical content knowledge through the self-study, and…

Using the unified salary schedule for secondary school teachers results in adverse market selection for teachers. This study compares alternative (nonteaching) salaries for math and English teachers with teaching salaries and examines these salary structures' effects on learning outcomes. Higher nonteaching salaries for teachers of any subject…

Examined the effects on preservice science teachers in Ghana of the School Attachment Program, which promoted links between the college and local schools, allowing preservice teachers to practice teaching and develop professional relationships. Responses from participating preservice teachers, practicing teachers, and principals were positive,…

Focuses on the mentoring of beginning (preservice) mathematics and science teachers in classrooms with large populations of bilingual students or students for whom English is a second language. Mentors can play a crucial role in preparing preservice teachers to instruct language minority students. (SLD)

Discusses meanings of the term "teacher research," a rationale for preparing teachers to do research as they learn to teach, and ways to educate prospective teachers as researchers. Contains 59 references. (DDR)