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Research in Science Education in Europe

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Editors:
  1. M. Bandiera

    1. Dipartimento di Biologia, Università “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

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  2. S. Caravita

    1. Istituto di Psicologia, CNR, Rome, Italy

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  3. E. Torracca

    1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, Università “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

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  4. M. Vicentini

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Presidential Address

    1. Educational demands and science education research: the role of ESERA

      • Dimitri Psillos
      Pages 1-6

  3. State of Art in Science Education Research

    2. Chemistry

      1. The State of the Art in Research in Chemistry Education
        • Ryszard M. Janiuk
        Pages 49-56
      2. Understanding Energy in Nature and Society — What Conception do Swedish Ninth Graders Have?
        • Björn Andersson
        Pages 57-63
      3. The Use of Van Hiele Levels as a Tool in the Development of Curricula for Science Education
        • Martin J. Goedhart
        Pages 65-71
      4. Problems of Communication in Chemistry Classes
        • Elke Sumfleth, Anja Pitton
        Pages 73-80
      5. Using Metaphors for Learning to Develop Metacognition in Chemistry Students
        • Gregory P. Thomas, Campbell J. McRobbie, Lyn D. English
        Pages 81-87
      6. Is an Iron Atom Made of Iron?
        • Jouni Viiri, Pekka E. Hirvonen, Heikki Saari, Kari Sormunen, Stanislav U. Nisimov
        Pages 89-95

    3. Physics

      1. Physics Educators and Physicist: Two Communities Apart?
        • Matilde Vicentini
        Pages 97-102
      2. Students and the Wave Geometrical Model of the Wave Propagation in a Three Dimensional Medium
        • Laurence Maurines
        Pages 103-112
      3. How to Deal with the Concept of Mechanical Energy in Dissipative Systems? A Study on Conceptual Development of First-Year University Students in Mozambique
        • Inocente V. Mutimucuio, Eduardo Mondlane, Gerard D. Thijs
        Pages 113-121
      4. Problem Solving in School Physics: A Metacognitively Developed Field Study
        • António J. Neto, Maria Odete Valente
        Pages 123-131
      5. Can Untraditional Learning Methods Used in Physics Help Girls to be More Interested and Achieve more in this Subject?
        • Johanne Tveita
        Pages 133-140
      6. Learning in Basic Electricity: How do Motivation, Cognitive Factors, and Classroom Climate Influence Achievement in Physics?
        • Christoph von Rhöneck, Karl Grob, Gerhard W. Schnaitmann, Bruno Völker
        Pages 141-147

    4. Earth Science

      1. Teaching Earth Science Today
        • Antonio Praturlon
        Pages 149-155
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About this book

This volume presents a "photograph" of the state of the art in Science Education Research in Europe as it has emerged from the first ESERA Conference held in Rome in September 1997. The Conference saw the participation of more than 280 researchers from European and some extra European countries distributed as follows U. K. 46 The Netherlands 10 Germany 35 Finland 9 Italy 28 Switzerland 6 Spain 26 Portugal 6 France 18 Israel 5 Sweden Argentina 15 3 Denmark 14 Australia 3 Greece 14 USA 3 Brasil 11 Others 18 Norway TOTAL 11 281 As it can be seen from the table, although the group from U. K. where research in science education has a well established tradition is the most consistent one, quite a large number of researchers has come from Germany and the Scandinavian countries, sign of the increasing attention these countries pay to scientific education at all levels. The presence of researchers from extraeuropean countries has allowed a comparison of experience over a wider basisthan the national one. The themes of research, identified a priori by the organizers as important, were: of the Art in Science Education Research (Biology, - The State Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science) - Science Teaching and Learning - Science, Science Teaching and Society - Teachers' Education and its Cultural Components The Scientific Committee of the Conference decided to publish a selection of the papers presented and we accepted the task of the editing.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Biologia, Università “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

    M. Bandiera

  • Istituto di Psicologia, CNR, Rome, Italy

    S. Caravita

  • Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, Università “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

    E. Torracca

  • Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    M. Vicentini

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