The Quest for Integration: School Mathematics and Science

A Review of the Integration of Science and Mathematics: Implications for Further Research

“…This research trend is still evident today (e.g., Easterday & Bass, 1993; Hedgepeth, 1995; Hoover et al, 1991; Lehman & Kandl, 1995; Roth & Bowen, 1994; Sunal & Tracy, 1993; Tchudi & Lafer, 1993). Against this tendency, Isaacs, Wagreigh and Gartzman (1997) claimed that mathematics should form a basis for an integrated mathematics and science curriculum, because of its inherently logical structure. The factors contributing to the development of unevenly focused integration still need to be analyzed.…”

Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Sense of Efficacy for Integrating Mathematics and Science: Impact of a Methods Course

“…Although the integration of mathematics and science at the elementary and middle school levels has been advocated for a long time in the literature (Beatty, 2005;Berlin & Lee, 2005;Berlin & White, 1994;Tu, 2006), little effort has been made to prepare teachers in the practice of effective integration of mathematics and science (Furner & Kumar, 2007;Isaacs, Wagreich, & Gartzman, 1997;Jones, Lake, & Dagli, 2003). An increasing number of studies have focused on teachers' efficacy beliefs for teaching science and mathematics and the nature of their instructional practices.…”

Children's Competencies in Process Skills in Kindergarten and Their Impact on Academic Achievement in Third Grade

“…Moreover, despite the growing emphasis on the integration of mathematics and science in the early years (Beatty, 2005;Berlin & Lee, 2005;Saçkes, Flevares, Gonya, & Trundle, 2012;Tu, 2006), there is little effort to prepare teachers in the practice of effective integration of mathematics and science (Furner & Kumar, 2007;Isaacs, Wagreich, & Gartzman, 1997;Jones, Lake, & Dagli, 2003). Therefore, early childhood teachers devote limited time to science and mathematics instruction in early childhood classrooms (Greenfield et al, 2009;Saçkes, 2012;Saçkes et al, 2011), and they rarely attempt to integrate science and mathematics (Cady & Rearden, 2007;Douville, Pugalee, & Wallace, 2003).…”