DOCUMENT RESUME SE 062 685 ED 431 626 Rubba, Peter A., Ed.; Rye, James A., Ed.; Keig, Patricia F., AUTHOR Ed Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the TITLE Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (Austin, TX, January 14-17, 1999). Association for the Education of Teachers in Science. INSTITUTION 1999-00-00 PUB DATE 1274p. NOTE Web site: http://www.aetx.unr.edu/ AVAILABLE FROM Collected Works - Proceedings (021) PUB TYPE MF10/PC51 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Constructivism (Learning); Elementary Secondary Education; DESCRIPTORS Evaluation; Females; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Inclusive Schools; Instructional Effectiveness; Minority Groups; National Standards; Partnerships in Education; Problem Based Learning; *Science Education; Scientific Principles; Special Needs Students; Teacher Attitudes; *Teacher Education Curriculum; Teacher Educator Education; Teacher Educators; Teaching Methods *Association for Education of Teachers in Science; National IDENTIFIERS Science Education Standards ABSTRACT This proceedings contains a copy of the conference program and more than 75 papers and presentation summaries from the meeting, placed in order by conference session. Paper topics include science assessment issues; science for special needs students; science teachers' self-efficacy; teaching science to at-risk students; online inquiry instructional systems; strategies for equity in science education; teacher-researcher collaboration Strategies; the nature of science; national science standards; portfolio development; teacher professional development; school-professional partnerships; learning theories; problem-based learning; student attitudes toward science; science, technology and society; elementary and secondary science teacher preparation; integrated approaches to curriculum; scheduling effects on science learning; constructivism; strategies for technology integration; writing-to-learn science; action research; distance education; preservice teachers' science knowledge; science teacher preparation in foreign countries; family science activities; multicultural science; student-centered science; and virtual field trips. 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Rye, West Virginia University Fullerton Patricia F. Keig, California State University 2 Preface We are pleased to have had the Opportunity to edit these proceedings of the 1999 Annual International Conference of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, held in Austin, Texas, January 14-17, 1999. Over 75 papers and summaries of presentations from the conference are included here, along with a copy of the conference program. The papers and presentation summaries are ordered herein by the corresponding conference session and by the first author's last name if it did not appear in the printed conference program. Each paper and presentation summary submitted for inclusion in the proceedings was reviewed by one of the editors. Because these proceedings are to serve as a record of the 1999 AETS annual meeting, the papers and presentation summaries were not heavily edited and were not refereed. Those papers and presentation summaries that were revised and returned by a designated date were included. These proceedings are disseminated via the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education in microfiche form (with hard copy available through ERIC) and on the AETS World Wide Web Site at URL http://www.aets.unr.edu/. Given ERIC documents and web materials are not copyrighted, papers and presentation summaries included in these proceedings may be submitted for publications in journals such as the Journal of Science Teacher Education and Science Education. For information on how to secure a microfiche or hard copy of these proceedings through ERIC, see your campus or local library, WWW URL http://edrs.com/, or phone 800-433-ERIC. Also, the papers and presentation summaries included in these proceedings may be downloaded directly from the AETS WWW site as a RTF (Rich Text Format) file. Peter A. Rubba, The Pennsylvania State University James A. Rye, West Virginia University Patricia F. Keig, California State University - Fullerton Ii Acknowledgment The editors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Jackie Taby and Angie Myers in helping to compile these proceedings, and Bobbi Robison and David Rubba for placing them on the Web. i Table of Contents page Title Page Preface i Acknowledgement Table of Contents iv 1999 AETS Conference Program 1 2 Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, 1999 Annual International Conference, January 14-17, 1999: Austin, Texas 66 1999 AETS Conference Papers and Presentation Summaries 67 ISSUES IN SCIENCE ASSESSMENT IN A BILINGUAL/BILITERATE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM Jennifer A. Karpel, Purdue University Sandra K. Abell, Purdue University (Session T 1.12) 81 "GETTING UP TO SPE-ED"; PRELIMINARY FINDINGS Katharine D. Owens, The University of Akron Evonn N. Welton, The University of Akron (Session T 1.3) 86 IMPROVING SCIENCE TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY OF ELEMENTARY PRESERVICE TEACHERS Mary E. Wingfield, University of Houston John Ransey, University of Houston (Session T 1.3) 97 DEVELOPING ACTION PLANS FOR AT-RISK OR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS Marcia K. Fetters, The University of Toledo (Session T 1.4) iv 5 123 THE RELATIONSHIP OF SCIENCE TEACHING SELF EFFICACY AND OUTCOME EXPECTANCY TO THE DRAW-A-SCIENCE- TEACHER-TEACHING CHECKLIST Kevin Finson, Western Illinois University Iris M. Riggs, California State University San Bernardino Joseph Jesunathadas, California State University San Bernardino (Session T 1.7) 134 AN ONLINE INQUIRY INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION Alec M. Bodzin, North Carolina State University (Session T 2.11) 147 "!COMO QUE NO PUEDO!" STRATEGIES FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HISPANIC FEMALES INTO MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS AND CAREERS Reynaldo Ramirez, Jr., The University of Texas at Brownsville Elva G. Laurel, The University of Texas at Brownsville Celvia Rodriquez-Aguilar, The University of Texas at Brownsville (Session T 2.2) 167 THE ROLE OF TEACHER-RESEARCHER COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH ON INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION Lawrence B. Flick, Oregon State University (Session T 2.7) 182 A SNAPSHOT OF UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS' SELF-EFFICACY AND OUTCOME EXPECTANCY Julie Saam, Indiana University William J. Boone, Indiana University] Valerie Chase, National Aquarium in Baltimore (Session T 3.2) NATURE-OF-SCIENCE ASSESSMENT BASED ON 187 BENCHMARKS AND STANDARDS Ron Good, Louisiana State University Catherine L. Cummins, Louisiana State University Gary Lyon, Louisiana State University (Session T 3.4) 6 204 THE USE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS AS A TOOL TO CRITIQUE THE TEXAS BIOLOGY I END-OF-COURSE EXAMINATION Julie F. Westerlund, Southwest Texas State University Sandra S. West, Southwest Texas State University (Session T 3.4) 207 THE USE OF THE CASE NETWORK STANDARDS IN PRESERVICE LEVEL PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT S. Maxwell Hines, Hofstra University Gerardo D'Angelo, Lawrence High School (Session F 1.10) 219 A POST-FINAL ASSIGNMENT FOR THE METHODS COURSE: PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR FUTURE TEACHERS Michael L. Bentley, Virginia Tech (Session F 1.12) HAVE JOURNAL WILL TRAVEL: USING TRAVELING 231 JOURNALS IN SCIENCE METHODS CLASS Warren J. DiBiase, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Session F 1.2) 235 PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INQUIRY LEARNING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES Genevieve Bardwell, West Virginia University James Rye, West Virginia University John Lewis, Greenbrier West High School Cathy Morton McSwain, Webster Springs Junior High School G. Jill Hyde, Marshall University Resource Collaborative Priscah Simoyi, West Virginia University (Session F 1.6) 253 AUSUBEL AND PIAGET: A CONTEMPORARY INVESTIGATION Karen A. Williams, East Central University Edmund A. Marek, The University of Oklahoma (Session F 1.6) vi 7 266 A CONTINUUM FOR ASSESSING SCIENCE PROCESS KNOWLEDGE IN GRADES K-6 Michael E. Beeth, The Ohio State University Linda Cross, Highland Park Elementary, Grove City, OH Christy Pearl, Highland Park Elementary, Grove City, OH Janice Pirro, Highland Park Elementary, Grove City, OH Kara Yagnesak, Highland Park Elementary, Grove City, OH Janette Kennedy, Richard Avenue Elementary, Grove City, OH (Session F 2.2) 288 PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING APPROACH FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HsingChi A. Wang, University of Southern California Patricia Thompson, University of Southern California Charles Shuler, University of Southern California LaNelle Harvey, Ninety-Third Street Elementary School (Session F 2.3) 304 THE MODEL AS A VEHICLE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND PROCESSES OF SCIENCE Steven W. Gilbert, Indiana University Kokomo (Session F 2.4) 318 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS TOWARD SCIENCE AND THE CORRELATION WITH GENDER, ETHNICITY, ABILITY, GRADE, AND SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT M. F. Neathery, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Session F 2.5) 325 PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHERS FOR STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULA William H. Leonard, Clemson University John E. Penick, North Carolina State University (Session F 2.6) 331 AN STS APPROACH TO ORGANIZING A SECONDARY SCIENCE METHODS COURSE: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS Pradeep M. Dass, Northeastern Illinois University (Session F 2.6) 339 CONNECTING THE CURRICULUM THROUGH NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS STANDARDS: A MATRIX APPROACH Raymond Francis, Central Michigan University (Session F 3.10) vii 8 THE NATURAL SCIENCES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 345 NEW MEXICO: PERSONALIZING SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS Tracey E. Cascadden, University of New Mexico Debra S. Tull, University of New Mexico Marcy B. Wood, University of New Mexico (Session F 3.8) 358 ADDRESSING EQUITY WITHIN SCIENCE EDUCATION COURSES: SHARING APPROACHES AND IDEAS Katherine C. Wieseman, Western State College Lynn Bryan, University of Georgia Peggy Hammrich, Temple University Sharon Lynch, George Washington University Randy McGinnis, University of Maryland Eric Pyle, West Virginia University (Session F 4) HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? PREPARING ELEMENTARY 378 SCIENCE TEACHERS THROUGH SCIENCE PRACTICUMS David T. Crowther, University of Nevada, Reno John R. Cannon, University of Nevada, Reno (Session F 4) USING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CURRICULA 405 AND EXPERIENCES TO ENHANCE SCIENCE TEACHING FOR ALL STUDENTS: CREATING AN INTEGRATED, INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Linda K. Ramey, Wright State University (Session F 5) WEATHER ACTIVITY SEQUENCES FOR CONCEPTUAL 416 ACTIVITY Carolyn B. Dickman, Radford University Meta L. Van Sickle, College and University of Charleston (Session F 5.1) HYBRID SCHEDULING EFFECTS ON SCIENCE TEACHING AND 453 LEARNING William R. Veal, Indiana University (Session F 5.11) viii 9 480 CONVERTING PRESERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS TO CONSTRUCTWISM William H. Leonard, Clemson University John E. Penick, North Carolina State University (Session F 5.5) GLOBE ENHANCES INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC 483 RESEARCH Burnette W. Hamil, Mississippi State University (Session F 5.7) TEACHING STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST COMMUNITY 486 COLLEGE SCIENCE STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING Theresa M. Arburn, Palo Alto College Lowell M. Bethel, The University of Texas at Austin (Session F 5.7) INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE SCIENCE 501 CLASSROOM Ann F. Wright, Washington State University Valarie L. Dickinson, Washington State University (Session F 6.11) OKLAHOMA TEACHER EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE 532 (0-TEC) Christine A. Moseley, Oklahoma State University Sarah Ramsey, Oklahoma State University (Session F 6.2) USING COLLABORATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL 543 Martha L. Schriver, Georgia Southern University James Darrell, Georgia Southern University (Session F 6.2) BRINGING THE REALITY OF SCIENCE TEACHING BY USING A 548 HELD-BASED METHODS COURSE Rosalina V. Hairston, University of Southern Mississippi (Session F 6.7) "ONE HUNDRED PERCENT EFFICIENCY:" THE USE OF 566 TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION SINCE 1900 Kenneth P. King, Northern Illinois University (Session S 1.11) ix 1 0