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Studies and Fields: Directions of Research in Science Education

John K. Gilbert University of Reading, U.K.View further author information
Pages 173-197 | Published online: 26 Mar 2008

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Appendix 1: Articles, By Fields, Chronologically

  • Lovell , K. 1974 . Intellectual growth and understanding science , 1 : 1 – 20 .
  • West , L. H. T. and Fensham , P. J. 1974 . Prior knowledge and the learning of science. A review of Ausubel's theory of this process , 1 : 6-1 – 82 .
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  • Driver , R. and Easley , J. 1978 . Pupils and Paradigms: a review of literature related to concept development in adolescent science students , 5 : 61 – 84 .
  • White , R. T. 1979 . Achievement, Mastery, Proficiency, Competence , 6 : 1 – 22 .
  • Rowell , J. A. and Dawson , C. J. 1979 . Skill integration, Piaget and Education , 6 : 45 – 68 .
  • Fraser , B. J. and Walberg , H. J. 1981 . Psychosocial learning Environment in Science Classrooms: a Review of Research , 8 : 67 – 92 .
  • Rowell , J. A. 1984 . Many paths to knowledge: Piaget and Science Education , 11 : 1 – 25 .
  • Osborne , R. and Wittrock , M. 1985 . The generative learning model and its implications for science education , 12 : 59 – 87 .
  • Driver , R. and Oldham , V. 1986 . A constructivist approach to curriculum development in science , 13 : 105 – 22 .
  • Solomon , J. 1987 . Social influences on the construction of pupils' understanding of science , 14 : 63 – 82 .
  • Millar , R. and Driver , R. 1987 . Beyond Processes , 14 : 33 – 62 .
  • Novak , J. D. 1988 . Learning Science and the science of learning , 15 : 77 – 101 .
  • Rowell , J. A. and Dawson , C. J. 1989 . Towards an Integrated Theory and Practice for Science Education , 16 : 47 – 73 .
  • Hennessy , S. 1993 . Situated Cognition and Cognitive Apprenticeship: Implications for Classroom Learning , 22 : 1 – 41 .
  • Solomon , J. 1994 . The Rise and Fall of Constructivism , 23 : 1 – 19 .
  • White , R. T. and Mitchell , I. J. 1994 . Metacognition and the quality of learning , 23 : 21 – 37 .
  • Driver , R. and Erickson , G. 1983 . Theories-in-Action: some theoretical and empirical issues in the study of students' conceptual frameworks in science , 10 : 37 – 60 .
  • Gilbert , J. K. and Watts , D. M. 1983 . Concepts, Misconceptions and Alternative Conceptions: changing perspectives in science education , 10 : 61 – 98 .
  • Andersson , B. 1990 . Pupils' conceptions of matter and its transformations (age 12-16) , 18 : 53 – 85 .
  • Wood-Robinson , C. 1991 . Young People's Ideas about Plants , 19 : 119 – 35 .
  • Dillon , C. 1994 . Qualitative Reasoning about Physical Systems – An Overview , 23 : 39 – 57 .
  • Wood-Robinson , C. 1994 . Young people's ideas about inheritance and evolution , 24 : 29 – 47 .
  • Driver , R. , Leach , J. , Scott , P. and Wood-Robinson , C. 1994 . Young people's understanding of science concepts: implications of cross-age Studies for curriculum planning , 24 : 75 – 100 .
  • Gardner , P. L. 1975 . Attitudes to science: a review , 2 : 1 – 42 .
  • Brown , S. A. 1975 . Cognitive preferences in science: their nature and analysis , 2 : 43 – 66 .
  • Head , J. 1979 . Personality and the pursuit of science , 6 : 23 – 44 .
  • Gauld , C. F. and Hukins , A. A. 1980 . Scientific attitudes: a review , 7 : 129 – 162 .
  • Eliot , J. and Hauptman , A. 1981 . Different Dimensions of Spatial Ability , 8 : 45 – 66 .
  • Schibeci , R. A. 1984 . Attitudes to Science: an update , 11 : 26 – 59 .
  • Tuckey , H. and Selvaratnam , M. 1993 . Studies Involving Three-Dimensional Visualisation Skills in Chemistry: A Review , 21 : 99 – 121 .

International matters

  • Strevens , P. 1976 . Problems of learning and teaching science through a foreign language , 3 : 55 – 68 .
  • Holmes , B. 1977 . Science education: cultural borrowing and comparative research , 4 : 83 – 110 .
  • Knamiller , G. W. 1984 . The Struggle for Relevance in Science Education in Developing Countries , 11 : 60 – 78 .
  • King , K. 1989 . Primary Schooling and Development Knowledge in Africa , 17 : 29 – 56 .
  • Namuddu , K. 1989 . Teaching and Learning Biology in Secondary School in Kenya , 17 : 57 – 98 .
  • George , J. and Glasgow , J. 1988 . Street science and conventional science in the West Indies , 15 : 109 – 18 .
  • Kahn , M. 1990 . Paradigm lost: the importance of practical work in school science from a developing country perspective , 18 : 127 – 36 .
  • Swift , D. 1992 . Indigenous Knowledge in the Service of Science and Technology in Developing Countries , 20 : 1 – 28 .
  • Pomeroy , D. 1994 . Science education and cultural diversity: mappinq the field , 24 : 49 – 73 .

Area overviews

  • Maddock , M. N. 1984 . A developing research tradition in Science Curriculum Centres of South East Asia , 11 : 79 – 96 .
  • King , K. 1986 . Mapping the environment of science in India , 13 : 53 – 69 .
  • Rosier , M. 1990 . International comparisons in science education , 18 : 86 – 104 .
  • Sj⊘berg , S. 1991 . Research in science education in the Nordic Countries , 19 : 137 – 49 .
  • Yager , R. E. 1993 . Science Education in the Pacific Region , 22 : 43 – 65 .

History, Philosophy, and Sociology

  • Young , M. F. D. 1974 . Notes for sociology of science education , 1 : 51 – 60 .
  • Brock , W. H. 1975 . From Liebig to Nuffield. A bibliography of the history of science education, 1839-1974 , 2 : 67 – 100 .
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  • Jenkins , E. W. 1980 . Some sources for the history of science education in the twentieth century, with particular reference to secondary schools , 7 : 27 – 86 .
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  • McCulloch , G. 1987 . School science and technology in nineteenth and twentieth century England: a guide to published sources , 14 : 1 – 32 .
  • Delamont , S. 1989 . The Fingernail on the Blackboard? A Sociological Perspective on Science Education , 16 : 25 – 46 .
  • Matthews , M. R. 1990 . History, philosophy, and science teaching: a rapprochement , 18 : 25 – 51 .
  • Ray , C. 1991 . Science Education and the Stability of Physical Science , 19 : 81 – 94 .

Teaching Methods

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  • Solomon , J. 1988 . Learning through experiment , 15 : 103 – 8 .
  • Hartley , J. R. 1988 . Learning from computer based learning in science , 15 : 55 – 76 .
  • Watts , D. M. and Gilbert , J. K. 1989 . The ‘new learning’: Research, development and the reform of school science education , 16 : 75 – 121 .
  • Hodson , D. 1993 . Re-thinking Old Ways: Towards a More Critical Approach to Practical Work in School Science , 22 : 85 – 142 .
  • Hartley , J. R. 1994 . Multimedia Views of Science Education , 23 : 75 – 87 .

Studies including technology

  • McConnell , M. C. 1982 . Teaching about Science, Technology and Society at the secondary school level in the United States. An educational dilemma for the 1980s , 9 : 1 – 32 .
  • Gaskell , P. J. 1982 . Science, Technology and Society: Issues for Science Teachers , 9 : 33 – 46 .
  • Solomon , J. 1990 . The discussion of social issues in the science classroom , 18 : 105 – 26 .

Technology education

  • Medway , P. 1989 . Issues in the Theory and Practice of Technology Education , 16 : 1 – 24 .
  • Donnelly , J. F. 1989 . The Origins of the Technical Curriculum in England during the Nineteenth and Eary Twentieth Centuries , 16 : 123 – 61 .
  • Layton , D. 1991 . Science Education and Praxis: the relationship of school science to practical action , 19 : 43 – 79 .
  • Donnelly , J. F. 1992 . Technology in the school curriculum. A critical bibliography , 20 : 123 – 56 .
  • Gardner , P. 1994 . Representations of the relationship between science and technology in the curriculum , 24 : 1 – 28 .

Policy Studies

  • Nelkin , D. 1982 . Science and Technology Policy and the Democratic Process , 9 : 47 – 64 .
  • Raizen , S. A. 1991 . The Reform of Science Education in the U. S.A., Déjà Vu or De Novo? , 19 : 1 – 41 .
  • Donnelly , J. 1994 . Policy and curricular change: modelling science in the National Curriculum for England and Wales , 24 : 101 – 42 .

Concerning the Developing World

  • King , K. 1989 . Donor aid to science and technology education: a state of the art review , 17 : 99 – 122 .
  • Eisemon , T. O. 1989 . The Impact of Primary Schooling on Agricultural Thinking and Practices in Kenya and Burundi , 17 : 5 – 28 .
  • Lewin , K. 1990 . International perspectives on the development of science education: food for thought , 18 : 1 – 23 .

Curriculum analysis

  • Johnstone , A. H. 1974 . Evaluation of chemistry syllabuses in Scotland , 1 : 21 – 50 .
  • Harding , J. M. , Kelly , P. J. and Nicodemus , R. B. 1976 . The study of curriculum change , 3 : 1 – 30 .
  • Tawney , D. A. 1976 . Evaluation and science curriculum projects in the U.K. , 3 : 31 – 54 .
  • Brown , S. A. 1977 . A review of the meanings of and arguments for, integrated science , 4 : 31 – 62 .
  • Entwistle , N. J. and Duckworth , D. 1977 . Choice of science courses in secondary school: trends and explanations , 4 : 63 – 82 .
  • Atkin , J. M. and Helms , J. 1993 . Getting Serious about Priorities in Science Education , 21 : 1 – 20 .

Public understanding of science

  • Heward , C. M. 1980 . Industry, cleanliness and godliness: sources and problems in the history of scientific and technical education and the working classes, 1850-1910 , 7 : 87 – 128 .
  • Lucas , A. M. 1983 . Scientific Literacy and Informal Learning , 10 : 1 – 36 .
  • Layton , D. , Davey , A. and Jenkins , E. 1986 . Science for specific social purposes (SSSP): perspectives on adult scientific literacy , 13 : 25 – 52 .
  • Furnham , S. 1992 . Lay Understanding of Science: Young People and Adults' Ideas of Scientific Concepts , 20 : 29 – 64 .
  • McManus , P. M. 1992 . Topics in Museums and Science Education , 20 : 157 – 182 .

Gender issues

  • Manthorpe , C. A. 1982 . Men's Science, Women's Science or Science? Some issues related to the study of girls' science education , 9 : 65 – 80 .
  • Kaminski , D. M. 1982 . Girs and Mathematics and Science. An annotated bibliography of British work (1970-1981) , 9 : 81 – 108 .
  • Forrest , G. M. 1992 . Gender Differences in School Science Examinations , 20 : 87 – 122 .
  • Delamont , S. 1994 . Accentuating the Positive: Refocusing the Research on Girls and Science , 23 : 59 – 74 .

Research Methodologies

  • Power , C. 1977 . A critical review of science classroom interaction studies , 4 : 1 – 30 .
  • Maddock , M. N. 1981 . Science Education: an Anthropological Viewpoint , 8 : 1 – 26 .
  • Wilson , B. 1981 . The Cultural Contexts of Science and Mathematics Education: preparation of a Bibliographic Guide , 8 : 27 – 44 .
  • Arzi , H. 1988 . From short- to long-term: studying science education longitudinally , 15 : 17 – 53 .

Environmental Education

  • Lucas , A. M. 1980 . Science and environmental education: pious hopes, self praise and disciplinary chauvinism , 7 : 1 – 26 .
  • Price , R. F. and Cross , R. T. 1992 . Teaching Science: Between Economic Development and Environmental Damage: The Case of China's Schools , 20 : 65 – 86 .
  • Posch , P. 1993 . Research Issues in Environmental Education , 21 : 21 – 48 .

Assessment

  • Bryce , T. G. K. and Robertson , I. J. 1985 . What can they do? A review of practical assessment in science , 12 : 1 – 24 .
  • Johnson , S. 1987 . Assessment in science and technology , 14 : 83 – 108 .
  • Black , P. J. 1993 . Formative and Summative Assessment by Teachers , 21 : 49 – 97 .

Problem solving

  • Garrett , R. M. 1986 . Problem-solving in science education , 13 : 70 – 95 .
  • Gil-Perez , D. , Dumas-Carré , A. , Caillot , M. and Martinez-Terragrosa , J. 1990 . Paper and pencil problem solving in the physical sciences as a research activity , 18 : 137 – 51 .

Science Teacher Education

  • Wubbels , T. , Creton , H. , Hooymayers , H. and Holvast , A. Training teachers to cope with the ‘realityshock’ , 9 147 – 60 .
  • Seddon , T. 1991 . Rethinking Teachers and Teacher Education in Science , 19 : 95 – 117 .
  • Fensham , P. J. and Northfield , J. R. 1993 . Pre-service Science Teacher Education: An Obvious but Difficult Arena for Research , 22 : 67 – 84 .

Health Education

  • Garrard , J. 1986 . Health education and science education: changing roles, common goals? , 13 : 1 – 26 .

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