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2002 Summer Conference "Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching" June 23 to 25, 2002 · The University of Maine · Orono, Maine Sponsored by: The University of Maine - Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC)

ABSTRACT Developing student expectations in algebra-based physics E.F. "Joe" Redish Students bring to their classes not only misconceptions about how the world works, but about how it is appropriate to learn about how the world works. These can not only limit and distort their learning, but it can limit and distort what we expect from them and try to accomplish through our instruction. In our project at the University of Maryland, "Learning to Learn Science," we are studying students' expectations about the construction of their knowledge in the class and we are developing ways to help them transform their expectations, assumptions, and attitudes into ones that are more productive for learning science. Back to Announcement Page

Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC)

This conference is supported by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education (U.S. Department of Education Award Number R125K010106) and the National Science Foundation (NSF DUE #998-7444).