Using sequential synthesis problems to investigate novice teachers’ conceptions of hydrodynamics

Novice and Expert Teachers’ Conceptions of Learners’ Prior Knowledge

This study presents comparative case studies of preservice and first-year teachers’ and expert teachers’ conceptions of the concept of prior knowledge. Kelly’s (The Psychology of Personal Construct, New York: W.W. Norton, 1955) theory of personal constructs as discussed by Akerson, Flick, and Lederman (Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000, 37, 363–385) in relationship to prior knowledg...

synthesis of amido alkylnaphthols using nano-magnetic particles and surfactants

we used dbsa and nano-magnetic for the synthesis of amido alkylnaphtols.

Describing Problems Experienced by Spanish Novice Physical Education Teachers

The aim of the present study was identify the most significant problems that Spanish novice physical education teachers encountered during their first teaching experiences. A mixed methodology (quantitative and qualitative) was utilized through questionnaires and interviews. The Inventory of Teaching Problems developed by Jordell (1985) was translated, revalidated to physical education and comp...

Novice Teachers’ Attention to Student Thinking

Using Digital Video to Investigate Teachers’ In-the-Moment Noticing

Understanding teacher cognition – and in particular teacher noticing poses significant challenges to researchers because of the ongoing nature of teaching. To overcome those challenges learning science researchers have used a variety of methods to help them understand how teachers reason and make decisions while teaching. In this symposium we describe a new digital technology that allows teache...