ISSN 1087-3430 Vol. 4 - No. 1 - September 1999

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Thank you for your interest in the  Electronic Journal of Science Education, the first electronic journal of its kind devoted to the timely sharing of science education issues via the World Wide Web. The editors and review board hope you find the enclosed articles academically and professionally valuable.

John R. Cannon, Editor and Publisher
David T. Crowther, Associate Editor and Publisher
University of Nevada, Reno

Table of Contents

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EJSE Editorial...

The Demise of Old Red: A Lesson in Applied Physics

by David T. Crowther
Associate Editor and Publisher
EJSE

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Commentary...

"On Our Way to the Next Millennium"

by John R. Cannon
Editor and Publisher
EJSE

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Article One

An Analysis of the Reliability and Validity of Personal Internet Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Scale

by

Ravinder Koul
The Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley
mailto:rxk141@email.psu.edu

and

Peter A. Rubba
The Pennsylvania State University

Abstract

This study validated a Personal Internet Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Scale (called PITEBS) with a sample of 389 inservice teachers who were participants in an Internet based professional development project. The scale was then used to assess changes in self-efficacy beliefs among 155 participants of summer workshops. The PITEBS appears ready to be utilized for future research and evaluation studies.

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Article Two

Initiation of a Collaborative Approach for Elementary Science Methods Courses: Teaching Across Collaborative Highways (TEACH) 

by

Beth Shiner Klein, Ed.D.
State University of New York - Cortland
kleine@cortland.edu

Juanita Jo Matkins, Ed.D.
University of Virginia
jjm7k@virginia.edu

and

Starlin Weaver, Ph.D.
Salisbury State University
sdweaver@ssu.edu

Abstract

This article describes the process of using collaborative technologies to team teach elementary science methods courses across 3 different institutions: a private liberal arts college, a small state university,and a large research university.  The project was initiated because of the isolation each of the faculty members felt serving as the only science educator (or only elementary science educator) at each of their institutions.  A description of the project and the Internet-based collaborative technologies used at each site is provided.  Each of the three faculty members involved in the project share their unique stories of implementation and outcomes as a result of participating in this project.

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Special Section: Resources and Programs in Higher Education

compiled by David T. Crowther, Associate Editor, EJSE

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