Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II

Norman G. Lederman is Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA. He is internationally known for his research on teaching and learning nature of science, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and has received the Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Sandra K. Abell (deceased) was MU Curators Professor of Science Education, University of Missouri, USA. A renowned researcher and author nationally and internationally, she was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), and received numerous awards for her teaching and mentoring of students.

Preface Acknowledgments Section I. Theory and Methods of Science Education Research (Section Editor David F. Treagust)1. Paradigms in Science Education Research David F. Treagust, Mihye Won & Reinders Duit 2. Quantitative Research Designs and Approaches Hans E. Fischer, William J. Boone & Knut Neumann 3. Contemporary Qualitative Research: Towards An Integral Research Perspective Peter Charles Taylor Section II. Science Learning (Section Editor Richard Lehrer)4. Student Conceptions and Conceptual Change: Three Overlapping Phases of Research Tamer G. Amin, Carol Smith, & Marianne Wiser 5. Attitudes, Identity and Aspirations Towards Science Russell Tytler 6. Classroom Learning Environments: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - Barry J. Fraser 7. Learning Science Outside of School - Lonie J. Rennie 8. Teaching Learning Progressions: An International Perspective Per-Olof Wickman Section III. Diversity and Equity in Science Learning (Section Editors Cory A. Buxton & Okhee Lee)9. Unpacking and Critically Synthesizing the Literature on Race and Ethnicity in Science Education Eileen Carlton Parsons 10. Gender Matters: Building On The Past, Recognizing The Present, And Looking Towards the Future - Kathryn Scantlebury 11. English Language Learners in Science Education - Cory A. Buxton & Okhee Lee 12. Special Needs and Talents in Science Learning- J. Randy McGinnis & Sami Kahn 13. Science Education in Urban Contexts: New Conceptual Tools and Stories of Possibilities- Angela Calabrese Barton, Edna Tan & Tara ONeill 14. Rural Science Education: New ideas, Redirections, and Broadened Definitions J. Steve Oliver & Georgia W. Hodges 15. Culturally Responsive Science Education for Indigenous and Ethnic Minority Students - Elizabeth McKinley & Mark Gan Section IV. Science Teaching (Section Editor Jan H. van Driel) Methods and Strategies - David F. Treagust & Chi-Yan Tsui 17. Discourse Practices in Science Learning and Teaching - Gregory J. Kelly 18. Promises and Challenges of Using Learning Technologies to Promote Student Learning of Science Joseph S. Krajcik & Kongju Mun 19. Elementary Science Teaching Kathleen Roth 20. Interdisciplinary Science Teaching - Charlene M. Czerniak & Carla C. Johnson 21. High School Biology Curricula Development: Implementation, Teaching, and Evaluation from the Twentieth to the Twenty-First Century - Reuven Lazarowitz 22. Teaching Physics- Reinders Duit, Horst Schecker, Dietmar Httecke & Hans Niedderer 23. The Many Faces of High School Chemistry - Onno De Jong and Keith S. Taber 24. Earth Systems Science Education - Nir Orion and Julie Libarkin 25. Environmental Education Justin Dillon 26. From Inquiry to Scientific Practices in the Science Classroom Barbara A. Crawford Section V. Curriculum and Assessment in Science (Section Editor Paul Black)27. Scientific Literacy, Science Literacy, and Science Education - Douglas A. Roberts & Rodger W. Bybee 28. The History of Science Curriculum Reform in the United States George E. DeBoer 29. Scientific Practices and Inquiry in the Science Classroom Jonathan Osborne 30. Research on Teaching and Learning of Nature of Science - Norman G. Lederman & Judith S. Lederman 31. The Evolving Landscape Related to Assessment of Nature of Science Fouad Abd-El-Khalick 32. Cultural Perspectives in Science Education - Heidi B. Carlone, Angela Johnson, & Margaret Eisenhart 33. Culturally Relevant Schooling in Science for Indigenous Learners Worldwide: Stressing the All in Science Literacy for All Eleanor Abrams, Larry D. Yore, Megan Bang, Bryan Brayboy, Angelina Castagno, Joanna Kidman, Huei Lee, Mary Grace Villanueva, Ming Huey Wang, Paul Webb, & Chiung-Fen Yen 34. Socioscientific Issues as a Curriculum Emphasis: Theory, Research and Practice Dana L. Zeidler 35. Project Assessment: Its History, Evolution, and Current Pract