Table of Contents

Foreword

Designing Science Instruction using the Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE)

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Marcia C. LINN, James D. SLOTTA, Hiroki TERASHIMA, Elisa STONE and Jacquie MADHOK

Academic Articles

1.

The effects of using problem-based learning in science and technology teaching upon students' academic achievement and levels of structuring concepts

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Didem INEL and Ali Günay BALIM

2.

Using analogies to prevent misconceptions about chemical equilibrium

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Esin SAHIN PEKMEZ

3.

A study on developing a general attitude scale about environmental issues for students in different grade levels

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Mustafa METIN

4.

Correlation study of physics achievement, learning strategy, attitude and gender in an introductory physics course

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Gamze SEZGIN SELÇUK

5.

Teaching floating and sinking concepts with different methods and techniques based on the 5E instructional model

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Salih ÇEPNI, Çigdem SAHIN and Hava IPEK

 General Articles

6.

The effectiveness of the new 9^th grade biology curriculum on students’ environmental awareness

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Gulcan CETIN and Seda Hilal NISANCI

7.

Handbook preparation as a tool for self- directed learning process: A case study on endocrine topic

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Lale CERRAH ÖZSEVGEÇ, Alipasa AYAS and Tuncay ÖZSEVGEÇ

8.

Re-examining the power of video motion analysis to promote the reading and creating of kinematic graphs

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Haim ESHACH

9.

What teachers assess and its consequences

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10.

A new approach: Computer-assisted problem-solving systems

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Tolga GOK

11.

Pre-service science teachers’ views of the ecological footprint: The starting-points of sustainable living

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Özgül KELES and Mustafa AYDOGDU

12.

A meta-analytical investigation of the influence of computer assisted instruction on achievement in science

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Ahmet TEKBIYIK and Ali Riza AKDENIZ

13.

The effect of constructivist science teaching on 4th grade students’ understanding of matter

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Yilmaz CAKICI & Gülben YAVUZ

14.

Trainee science teachers’ ideas about environmental problems caused by vehicle emissions

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E. Selcen DARCIN

 Acknowledgement

[List of Reviewers]

Editorial Board