指導教授：張菽萱報告人：沈永祺

Research and trends in science education from 1998 to 2002: a content analysis of publication in selected journals 指導教授：張菽萱報告人：沈永祺

作者：Chin-Chung Tsai 出處：INT. J. SCI. EDUC., 21 JANUARY 2005, VOL. 27, NO. 1, 3-14

Abstract • This study conducted a series of content analyses of the articles published by International Journal of Science Education (IJSE), Science Education (SE), and Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) from 1998 to 2002. • Two findings: • Researchers in four major English-speaking countries, including the US, the UK, Australia and Canada, contributed to a majority of the publications, but the researchers from other non-English countries may have, to a certain extent, gradually played a valuable role on the published work. • Most of the published articles were categorized as empirical studies, while position, theoretical and review papers were rarely presented in the journals.

Introduction • In the field of psychology and educational psychology: • Rennie (1998): • Improve the research quality of related papers, including the use of correct terminology. • The provision of sufficient information about the data to enable replications to be made. • The reporting and interpretation of effect magnitudes.

Introduction • Eybe and Schmidt (2001) examined research papers in chemistry education based on 6 criteria: • Theory-relatedness • Quality of the research question • Methods • Presentation and interpretation of results • Implications for practice • Competence in chemistry

Introduction • In the field of science education: researchers with a variety of cultural backgrounds have gradually begun to contribute their ideas to the field.

Introduction • Questions: • How did authors from different countries contribute to the publications of these selected journals from 1998 to 2002? • How did the types of research published in the journals vary across these five years? • How did the research topics published in the journals vary across these five years?

Method • Authors’ nationality n: the number of author i: the order of the specific author

Method • Research type: • Empirical research article • Position paper • Theoretical paper • Review • Other

Method • Research topic: • Teacher education • Teaching • Learning-conceptions • Learning-contexts • Goals and policy, curriculum, evaluation, and assessment • Culture, social, and gender issues • History, philosophy, epistemology, and nature of science • Educational technology • Informal learning

Results

Discussion and conclusion • The researchers from other non-English countries may have, to a certain extent, also played an important role on this. • Most of the published articles were categorized as empirical studies, while position, theoretical and review papers were rarely presented in the journals. • The research topic of students’ conceptions and conceptual change was the most frequently investigated one in these five years, but this topic probably showed a declining trend when analyzed by year.

Discussion and conclusion • The value of this study and the difference from relevant studies presented previously: • This study analyzed the publications in terms of authors’ nationality. The nationality may more reflect the growing international feature of research community. • This study analyzed the research types and topics, helping researchers explore the current status of research and trends in the field.

指導教授：張菽萱 報告人：沈永祺