DOCUMENT RESUME ED 351 190 SE 053 110 AUTHOR Forgasz, Helen, Ed. TITLE Research in Science Education. Volume 21. Selected Refereed Papers from the Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (22nd, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, July 11-14, 1991). INSTITUTION Australasian Science Education Research Association, Victoria (Australia). REPORT NO ISSN-0157-244X PUB DATE 91 NOTE 370p. AVAILABLE FROM Faculty of Education, School of Graduate Studies, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT Research in Science Education; v21 1991 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Achievement; Concept Formation; Constructivism (Learning); *Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Learning Strategies; *Science and Society; Science Curriculum; *Science Education; Science Instruction; *Sex Differences; *Teacher Education IDENTIFIERS *Australia; *Science Education Research ABSTRACT This annual publication contains 43 research papers on a variety of issues related to science education. Topics include the following: mature-age students; teacher professional development; spreadsheets and science instruction; the Learning in Science Project and putting it into practice; science discipline knowledge in primary teacher education; science, technology, and society; gender differences in choosing school subjects; history of science education; quality of teacher education; science attitudes; socially constructed learning; and conceptual development. Other papers concern such areas as report writing; history of science; the nature of scienc ; investigation skills; pseudo-scientific and paranormal beliefs; language in science; concept mapping; constructivism; metaphors; textbooks; children's interests; Aboriginal science; and science and television. (PR) ********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************