Because of the exacting nature of teaching, identifying factors affecting teachers' mental
health and psychological wellbeing are of paramount importance. Parallel with this line of …

This study examines the relationship between teacher knowledge and student learning for
9,556 students of 181 middle school physical science teachers. Assessment instruments …

This chapter focuses on changes in large-scale assessments in science education, at the
international, national, and state levels. Historically, these assessments are for purposes …

Although the conditions for successful technology integration finally appear to be in place,
including ready access to technology, increased training for teachers, and a favorable policy …

Education policy faces a familiar public policy challenge: Local implementation is difficult. In
this article we develop a cognitive framework to characterize sense-making in the …

The year 2020 brought many changes to our everyday life but also our education system.
Universities needed to change their teaching practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic …

It has been argued that technology will promote the use of constructivist approaches to
teaching and learning advocated by the current reform movement. Yet computer technology …

The purpose of this research was to determine self-efficacy beliefs of secondary school
teachers. It was also intended to determine whether the teachers' views differ significantly in …

This study, conducted from a constructivist perspective, examined the belief system of a
prospective elementary teacher (Barbara) about science teaching and learning as she …

Early in my experiences as a university instructor I had the responsibility for leading a micro-
teaching course. As the prospective secondary math and science teachers taught 20 minute …