Evaluation of the preparation of teachers in science and mathematics: Assessment of preservice teachers' attitudes and beliefs

McDeviw, Teresa M.; Heikkinen, Henry W.; Alcorn, Janet K.; Ambrosio, Anthony L.; Gardner, April L.

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“…This attribute has been measured in several studies (2002), Coulson (1992), Eurobarometer 38.1 (1992), Evans and Durant (1995), Koballa (1986), McDevitt et al (1993), Palmer (2004), andYoung (1998). (Total 9) Appleton and Kindt (1999), Carleton et al (2008), Cobern and Loving (2002), Coulson (1992), Harty et al (1991), Haury (1989), Johnston and Ahtee (2006), Koballa (1986), Liang and Gabel (2005), McDevitt et al (1993), Pederson and McCurdy (1992), and Ramey-Gassert et al (1996). (Total 12) Difficulty…”

Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 97%

“…Hartshorne (2008), Harty et al (1991), Haury (1989), Koballa (1986), McDevitt et al (1993), Mulholland and Wallace (1996), Pederson and McCurdy (1992), and Ramey-Gassert et al (1996). (Total 8) Harlen (1997), Harlen and Holroyd (1997), Holroyd and Harlen (1996), Johnston and Ahtee (2006), and Liang and Gabel (2005).…”

Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Total 8) Harlen (1997), Harlen and Holroyd (1997), Holroyd and Harlen (1996), Johnston and Ahtee (2006), and Liang and Gabel (2005). ( Hartshorne (2008), Harty et al (1991), Haury (1989), Koballa (1986), Liang and Gabel (2005), McDevitt et al (1993), Mulholland and Wallace (1996), Palmer (2001Palmer ( , 2004, Pederson and McCurdy (1992), Ramey-Gassert et al (1996), andYoung (1998). Coulson (1992), Mulholland and Wallace (1996), Palmer (2001Palmer ( , 2004Palmer ( , 2006, Skamp (1991), Yates andGoodrum (1990), andYoung (1998).…”

Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Coulson (1992), Mulholland and Wallace (1996), Palmer (2001Palmer ( , 2004Palmer ( , 2006, Skamp (1991), Yates andGoodrum (1990), andYoung (1998). (Total 9) Appleton (1995), Appleton and Kindt (1999), Bleicher (2007), Bursal and Paznokas (2006), Carleton et al (2008), Coulson (1992) Harlen (1997) Harlen and Holroyd (1997), Hartshorne (2008), Harty et al (1991), Holroyd and Harlen (1996), Jarret (1999), Jarvis and Pell (2004), Koballa (1986), McDevitt et al (1993), Murphy et al (2007), Palmer (2001Palmer ( , 2006, Pederson and McCurdy (1992), Ramey-Gassert et al (1996), Scharmann and Orth Hampton (1995), Schoon and Boone (1998), Skamp (1991), Tosun (2000), Wenner (1993Wenner ( , 1995, Yates and Goodrum (1990), and Yilmaz-Tuzun on the attitudes of preservice teachers (Cobern & Loving, 2002;Coulson, 1992;Koballa, 1986;McDevitt, Heikkinen, Alcorn, Ambrosio, & Gardner, 1993;…”

Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The second cognitive attribute that we derived-perceived difficulty-refers to the beliefs of individuals concerning the general difficulty of science relative to other fields of study. Several studies included items that covered this category, including the following: "Science is too difficult" and "Only smart people can understand science" (Hartshorne, 2008;Harty et al, 1991;Haury, 1989;Koballa, 1986;McDevitt et al, 1993;Mulholland & Wallace, 1996;Pedersen & McCurdy, 1992;Ramey-Gassert et al, 1996).…”

Section: Personal Attitude Toward Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Localization of nitric oxide synthase in the central complex and surrounding midbrain neuropils of the locust Schistocerca gregaria

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Nitric oxide (NO), generated enzymatically by NO synthase (NOS), acts as an important signaling molecule in the nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates. In insects, NO has been implicated in development and in various aspects of sensory processing. To understand better the contribution of NO signaling to higher level brain functions, we analyzed the distribution of NOS in the midbrain of a model insect species, the locust Schistocerca gregaria, by using NADPH diaphorase (NADPHd) histochemistry after methanol/formalin fixation; results were validated by NOS immunohistochemistry. NADPHd yielded much higher sensitivity and resolution, but otherwise the two techniques resulted in corresponding labeling patterns throughout the brain, except for intense immunostaining but only weak NADPHd staining in median neurosecretory cells. About 470 neuronal cell bodies in the locust midbrain were NADPHd-positive positive, and nearly all major neuropil centers contained dense, sharply stained arborizations. We report several novel types of NOS-expressing neurons, including small ocellar interneurons and antennal sensory neurons that bypass the antennal lobe. Highly prominent labeling occurred in the central complex, a brain area involved in sky-compass orientation, and was analyzed in detail. Innervation by NOS-expressing fibers was most notable in the central body upper and lower divisions, the lateral accessory lobes, and the noduli. About 170 NADPHd-positive neurons contributed to this innervation, including five classes of tangential neuron, two systems of pontine neuron, and a system of columnar neurons. The results provide new insights into the neurochemical architecture of the central complex and suggest a prominent role for NO signaling in this brain area.

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Evaluation of the preparation of teachers in science and mathematics: Assessment of preservice teachers' attitudes and beliefs

Cited by 39 publications

References 14 publications

Primary teachers' attitudes toward science: A new theoretical framework

Primary teachers' attitudes toward science: A new theoretical framework

Self-efficacy and alternative conceptions of science of preservice elementary teachers

Localization of nitric oxide synthase in the central complex and surrounding midbrain neuropils of the locust Schistocerca gregaria

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