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School of Education and Human Development

# overview
I am a professor in science education at Texas A&M University and the former president of the Association for Science Teacher Education. My research efforts focus on: 1) science teacher preparation; 2) the inclusion of engineering in elementary science standards and how "STEM" is addressed by teachers and teacher education programs; 3) the nature of science and nature of engineering and their role in improving STEM education; 4) philosophical underpinnings of teacher education and their role in curriculum design and pedagogical practices.

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States)

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Curriculum & Instruction, Science Education concentration

# publications[].label
Preservice teachers thinking within a research-based framework: what informs decisions?

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Association Between Experienced Teachers' NOS Implementation and Reform-Based Practices

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Refining an Instrument and Studying Elementary Teachers Understanding of the Scope of Engineering

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Science Teacher Preparation in a North American Context

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Teaching and assessing the nature of science: An introduction

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Using the web to encourage student-generated questions in large-format introductory biology classes.

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American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

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The Role of Informal Support Networks in Teaching the Nature of Science

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Robots, Motivation, and Academic Success

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Pedagogical Reflections by Secondary Science Teachers at Different NOS Implementation Levels

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Science education for rural Latino/a students: Course placement and success in science

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Impact of a Nature of Science and Science Education Course on Teachers' Nature of Science Classroom Practices

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Teachers' Nature of Science Implementation Practices 25 Years After Having Completed an Intensive Science Education Program

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Conceptual connections between science and engineering in elementary teachers' unit plans

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Elementary Science Teacher Education, International Perspectives on Contemporary Issues and Practice

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Fundamental Issues Regarding the Nature of Technology: Implications for STEM Education

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Building a Foundation for the Use of Historical Narratives

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL FREE-CHOICE LEARNING AND STUDENTS' LEARNING, ATTITUDES, AND POLICY VIEWS ABOUT WATERWAYS

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PROMOTING EFFECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION AND SCIENCE TEACHING: A FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHER DECISION-MAKING

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University Evolution Education: The Effect of Evolution Instruction on Biology Majors Content Knowledge, Attitude Toward Evolution, and Theistic Position

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The Inclusion of Informal Environments in Science Teacher Preparation

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The Inclusion of the Nature of Science in Nine Recent International Science Education Standards Documents

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The impact of video case content on preservice elementary teachers' decision-making and conceptions of effective science teaching

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What is engineering? Elaborating the nature of engineering for K-12 education

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Humanitas Emptor: Reconsidering Recent Trends and Policy in Science Teacher Education

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Social Networking Technology and Societal Expectations for Teachers as Role Models

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What Students Learn from Engineering Instruction: Perspectives from Elementary Teachers

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University faculty and their knowledge & acceptance of biological evolution

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Assessing a garden-based curriculum for elementary youth in Iowa: Parental perceptions of change

# publications[].publisher
American Society For Horticultural Science

# publications[].label
The Purposes of Schooling and the Nature of Technology

# publications[].label
Accuracy of Elementary Teachers' Representations of the Projects and Processes of Engineering: Results of a Professional Development Program

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Massively Open Online Virtual Practice-Based Professional Development for Teachers in High Need Schools

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Collaborative Research: Science Modeling through Physical Computing:Contextualized Computational and Scientific Learning in the Grade 5-6 Classroom

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Teaching, Learning And Culture (Tlac); 4232 TAMU

# schools[]
School of Education and Human Development