Gail Jones

Designing Lesson Plans with New Content Knowledge: The Intersection of Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Ideus, K. L., Jones, M. G., Nieuwsma, J., Refvem, E., & Bordewieck, K. (2024, May 19). JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION, Vol. 5.

Science Instructional Coaches: Characteristics, Contexts, Beliefs, and Community

Refvem, E., & Jones, M. G. (2024, July 21). JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION, Vol. 7.

Family Science Experiences' Influence on Youths' Achievement Value, Perceived Family Value, and Future Value of Science

Ennes, M., Jones, M. G., Chesnutt, K., Cayton, E., & Childers, G. M. (2023, June 8). RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, Vol. 6.

Scientists' choice of visual displays in climate change outreach: an exploratory study

Ward, R. V., Jones, M. G., Nieuwsma, J., Bordewieck, K., & Ideus, K. L. (2023, September 23). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, Vol. 9.

Accelerating high school students' science career trajectories through non-formal science volunteer programs

Rende, K., Jones, M. G., Refvem, E., Carrier, S. J., & Ennes, M. (2022, July 16). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, Vol. 7.

Leveraging the epistemic emotion of awe as a pedagogical tool to teach science

Jones, M. G., Nieuwsma, J., Rende, K., Carrier, S., Refvem, E., Delgado, C., … Huff, P. (2022, October 15). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, Vol. 10.

The utility of 3D, haptic-enabled, virtual reality technologies for student knowledge gains in the complex biological system of the human heart

Hite, R. L., Jones, M. G., Childers, G. M., Ennes, M. E., Chesnutt, K. M., Pereyra, M., & Cayton, E. M. (2022, January 13). JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING, Vol. 1.

Crosscutting concept: Scale proportion and quantity

In J. Nordine & O. Lee (Eds.), Crosscutting Concepts: Strengthening Science and Engineering Learning. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

It’s about time: perceived barriers to in-service teacher climate change professional development

Environmental Education Research, 27(5), 762–778.

The Development and Validation of a Measure of Science Capital, Habitus, and Future Science Interests (Jan, 10.1007/s11165-020-09916-y, 2021)

Jones, M. G., Ennes, M., Weedfall, D., Chesnutt, K., & Cayton, E. (2021, October 21). RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, Vol. 10.

The Next Generation of Science Educators: Museum Volunteers

Refvem, E., Jones, M. G., Rende, K., Carrier, S., & Ennes, M. (2021, June 13). JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION, Vol. 6.

Understanding science career aspirations: Factors predicting future science task value

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 58(7), 937–955.

Challenges in nanoscience education

In 21st Century Nanoscience - A Handbook: Public policy, education, and global trends (Vol. 10). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

Connecting underrepresented families to their local environment

In J. Gruber (Ed.), Building Community: Twelve Principles for a Healthy Future (pp. 249–251). British Columbia, Canada: New Society Publishers.

Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case studies for grades 6-12

Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

Evaluation of Educator Self-Efficacy in Informal Science Centers

Journal of Museum Education, 45(3), 327–339.

Stereotypes of scientists: Seeds of progress and recommendations for elementary teachers

Science Educator, 27(2), 114–120.

The Development and Validation of a Measure of Science Capital, Habitus, and Future Science Interests

Research in Science Education, 1.

Crosscutting concepts and achievement: Is a sense of size and scale related to achievement in science and mathematics?

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, 56(3), 302–321.

Discovery engineering in physical science: Case studies for grades 6–12

Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

Enclothed cognition: putting lab coats to the test

International Journal of Science Education, 41(14), 1962–1976.

Female and minority experiences in an astronomy-based science hobby

Cultural Studies of Science Education, 14(4), 937–962.

Gendered Paths into STEM. Disparities Between Females and Males in STEM Over the Life-Span

In B. Ertl, S. Luttenberger, R. Lazarides, M. G. Jones, & M. Paechter (Eds.), FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (Vol. 10).

Investigating Potential Relationships Between Adolescents’ Cognitive Development and Perceptions of Presence in 3-D, Haptic-Enabled, Virtual Reality Science Instruction

Journal of Science Education and Technology, 28(3), 265–284.

Pre-Service and In-Service Science Teachers’ Technological Acceptance of 3D, Haptic-Enabled Virtual Reality Instructional Technology

Electronic Journal of Science Education, 23(1). https://ejse.southwestern.edu/article/view/18732

Review of Virtual Reality Hardware Employed in K-20 Science Education

In A. Zhang & D. Cristol (Eds.), Handbook of Mobile Teaching and Learning (2nd ed., pp. 1–12).

Characteristics of lifelong science learners: an investigation of STEM hobbyists

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, 8(1), 53–75.

Citizen scientists and non-citizen scientist hobbyists: motivation, benefits, and influences

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, 8(4), 287–306.

Free choice science learning and STEM career choice

International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 9(1), 29–39.

High-stakes Testing

Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets.

Instructional Representations as Tools to Teach Systems Thinking

TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR REPRESENTATIONAL COMPETENCE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, Vol. 11, pp. 133–153.

Lab coats help students see themselves as future scientists

The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/lab-coats-help-students-see-themselves-as-future-scientists-96333

Next generation crosscutting themes: Factors that contribute to students' understandings of size and scale

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55(6), 876–900.

Elementary Teachers’ Selection and Use of Visual Models

Journal of Science Education and Technology, 27(1), 1–29.

Exploring multimedia principles for supporting conceptual learning of electricity and magnetism with visuohaptic simulations

Computers in Education, 8(2), 8–23.

Factors Influencing Postsecondary STEM Students' Views of the Public Communication of an Emergent Technology: a Cross-National Study from Five Universities

RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, 47(5), 1011–1029.

Inquiry Into Action: Ecosystems and Animals

Science Scope, 041(03).

Learning from a distance: high school students’ perceptions of virtual presence, motivation, and science identity during a remote microscopy investigation

International Journal of Science Education, 39(3), 257–273.

Scale and the evolutionarily based approximate number system: an exploratory study

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 39(8), 1008–1024.

Science hobbyists: active users of the science-learning ecosystem

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, 7(2), 161–180.

Teacher Education: Modes of Communication within Asynchronous and Synchronous Communication Platforms

Journal of Classroom Interactions, 52(2), 16–30.

Teaching Systems Thinking in the Context of the Water Cycle

Research in Science Education, 49(1), 137–172.

Citizen scientists and science hobbyists: Educating the life-long learner

In J. Lavonen, K. Juuti, J. Lampiselkä, A. Uitto, K. Hahl, B. Bungum, & P. Nilsson (Eds.), Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA 2015 Conference. Science education research: Engaging learners for a sustainable future, Part 8 (pp. 150–159). Helsinki, Finland: University of Helsinki.

Engineering imagination with ideation

Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 1(1).

Factors contributing to lifelong science learning: Amateur astronomers and birders

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(3), 412–433.

Perceptions of presence in 3-D, haptic-enabled virtual reality instruction

International Journal of Education and Information Technologies, 10, 73–81.

The Efficacy of Visuohaptic Simulations in Teaching Concepts of Thermal Energy, Pressure, and Random Motion

In Insights from Research in Science Teaching and Learning (pp. 73–86).

Haptic Technologies to Support Learning

Precollege nanotechnology education: a different kind of thinking

NANOTECHNOLOGY REVIEWS, 4(1), 117–127.

Science Kits

In Encyclopedia of Science Education (pp. 908–909).

Science Meets Engineering: Applying the Design Process to Monitor Leatherback Turtle Hatchlings

Science Scope, 038(9).

Students as Virtual Scientists: An exploration of students' and teachers' perceived realness of a remote electron microscopy investigation

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 37(15), 2433–2452.

Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Presence in Virtual Reality Instruction

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Engineering Education. Presented at the 11th International Conference on Engineering Education, Salerno, Italy.

The tears and trophies of science competitions

Science Scope, 38(8), 6,8–9.

Touching the Stars: Making Astronomy Accessible for Students With Visual Impairments

Science Scope, 038(9).

Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Risks of Emergent Technologies: Implications for Teaching and Learning

Journal of Nano Education, 6(1), 39–49.

Students as virtual scientists: A review of remote microscopy use in education

In A. Mendez-Vilas (Ed.), Microscopy: advances in scientific research and education (1195-1198). Badajoz, Spain: Formatex Research Center.

Teacher attitudes and beliefs: Reforming practice

In N. Lederman & S. Abell (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Science Teaching: Vol. II (pp. 830–847). New York: Routledge.

Teaching Self-Efficacy of Science Teachers

In The Role of Science Teachers’ Beliefs in International Classrooms (pp. 3–15).

The efficacy of haptic simulations to teach students with visual impairments about temperature and pressure

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 108(1), 55–61.

Where are the Women and Minority Fossil Collectors? A Study of the Development and Characteristics of Science Hobbyists

The Paleontological Society Special Publications, 13, 106–107.

Chinese and US Middle-School Science Teachers' Autonomy, Motivation, and Instructional Practices

International Journal of Science Education, 35(9), 1454–1489.

Conceptualizing size and scale

[Monograph]. In R. Mayes, L. Hatfield, & M. V. Mackritis (Eds.), Quantitative reasoning in mathematics and science education: papers from an international STEM research symposium WISDOM emonograph (pp. 147–154). Laramie, Wyoming: University of Wyoming.

Investigating the impact of visuohaptic simulations for conceptual understanding in electricity and magnetism

2013 ASEE annual conference program : final conference program & proceedings : June 23-26, 2013, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Presented at the 2013 ASEE annual conference, Atlanta, GA.

Nanoscience for All: Strategies for Teaching Nanoscience to Undergraduate Freshmen Science and Non-Science Majors

Journal of Nano Education, 5(1), 70–78.

Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Science: Educational challenges

International Journal of Science Education, 35(9), 1490–1512.

Science Professional Learning Communities: Beyond a singular view of teacher professional development

International Journal of Science Education, 35(10), 1756–1774.

Shared photonarratives in an online master’s course: Reflection, context and community

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 13(1), 41–60.

Students’ and teachers’ application of surface area to volume relationships

Research in Science Education, 41(3), 395–411.

Teachers' Concepts of Spatial Scale: An international comparison

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 35(14), 2462–2482.

Teaching a Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Laboratory Course to Undergraduate Students

Journal of Nano Education, 5(1), 17–26.

The Impact of Microbiology Instruction on Students’ Perceptions of Risks Related to Microbial Illness

International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 3(3), 199–213.

Accuracy of Estimations of Measurements by Students with Visual Impairments

The Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 106(6), 351–355.

Citizen scientists: Investigating science in the community

The Science Teacher, 79(9), 36–39.

Differential Use of Elementary Science Kits

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 34(15), 2371–2391.

Students' Accuracy of Measurement Estimation: Context, Units, and Logical Thinking

School Science and Mathematics, 112(3), 171–178.

Conceptualizing Magnification and Scale: The Roles of Spatial Visualization and Logical Thinking

Research in Science Education, 41(3), 357–368.

Developing a Scientist: A retrospective look

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 33(12), 1653–1673.

Pedagogical preparation of the science graduate teaching assistant: Challenges and implications

Science Educator, 20(2), 31–41.

Perceptions and Practices: Biology graduate teaching assistants' framing of a controversial socioscientific issue

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 33(8), 1031–1054.

Science Instructors' Perceptions of the Risks of Biotechnology: Implications for Science Education

RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, 41(5), 711–738.

We Scream for Nano Ice Cream

Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 48(4), 107–110.

Applying science concepts: Factors that influence students’ understandings of surface area to volume

Proceedings for the National Association of Research in Science Teaching. Philadelphia, PA.

Impact of Introductory Nanoscience Course on College Freshmen's Conceptions of Spatial Scale

Journal of Nano Education, 2(1), 53–66.

Peak into NSTA press: What is scale

NSTA Reports, 21(7), 28–29.

Students' Risk Perceptions of Nanotechnology Applications: Implications for science education

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 32(14), 1951–1969.

Bacteria buster: Testing antibiotic properties of silver nanoparticles

American Biology Teacher, 71(4), 231–234.

Biological clocks and circadian rhythms

Science Scope, 32(6), 41–47.

Concepts of Scale Held by Students With Visual Impairment

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, 46(5), 506–519.

Developing a Sense of Scale: Looking Backward

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, 46(4), 460–475.

Estimating Linear Size and Scale: Body rulers

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 31(11), 1495–1509.

Extreme science : from nano to galactic : investigations for grades 6-12

Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

Haptic feedback and students' learning about levers: unraveling the effect of simulated touch

Computers & Education, 53(2), 667–676.

Measuring the Impact of Haptic Feedback Using the SOLO Taxonomy

International Journal of Science Education, 31(10), 1359–1378.

New Science” and societal issues: Considering the ethics of nanosensors

The Science Teacher, 76(7), 49–53.

Oops I did it again

NSTA Reports, 21(2), 24.

Popular media in the biology classroom: viewing popular science skeptically

American Biology Teacher, 71(6), 332–335.

Proportional Reasoning Ability and Concepts of Scale: Surface area to volume relationships in science

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 31(9), 1231–1247.

Bumpy, sticky, and shaky: Nanoscale science and the curriculum

Science Scope, 31(7), 28–35.

Conceptual Representations of Flu and Microbial Illness Held by Students, Teachers, and Medical Professionals

School Science and Mathematics, 108(6), 263–278.

Creativity, Inquiry, or Accountability? Scientists' and Teachers' Perceptions of Science Education

SCIENCE EDUCATION, 92(6), 1058–1075.

Experienced and novice teachers' concepts of spatial scale

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 30(3), 409–429.

Exploring nanoscale science with middle and high school students

In A. Sweeney & S. Seal (Eds.), Nanoscale science and engineering education. Stevenson Ranch, CA: American Scientific Publishers.

Is it live or is it memorex? Students' synchronous and asynchronous communication with scientists

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 30(4), 495–514.

Nanoscale science and the science curriculum

ASTC Dimensions, 10.

Visualization Without Vision: Students with Visual

In J. Gilbert, M. Reiner, & M. Nakhleh (Eds.), Visualization: Theory and practice in science education (pp. 283–294).

Build a virus

The Science Reflector, 36(2).

Coordinating Science Learning: Navigating Tensions between scientists and science educators. The Efficacy of 'Powers of Ten': Concepts of Size and Scale

Proceedings of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. Presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Differences in African-American and European-American students' engagement with nanotechnology experiences: Perceptual position or assessment artifact?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44(6), 787–799.

Nanoscale science: Activities for grades 6-12

Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.

Nanoscale science: activities for grades 6-12

Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

The Efficacy of 'Powers of Ten': Concepts of Size and Scale

Proceedings of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. Presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Understanding Scale: Powers of Ten

Journal of Science Education and Technology, 16(2), 191–202.

Accuracy of scale conceptions in science: Mental maneuverings across many orders of spatial magnitude

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43(10), 1061–1085.

Conceptions of germs: Expert to novice understandings of microorganisms

Electronic Journal of Science Education, 10(3). https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/7741

Conceptual boundaries and distances: Students' and experts' concepts of the scale of scientific phenomena

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43(3), 282–319.

Exploring cells from inside out: New tools for the classroom

Science Scope, 29(6), 28–32.

Hands-on in science education: Multimedia instruction that is appealing to female and male students

In D. Grabe & L. Zimmermann (Eds.), Multimedia Applications in Education (pp. 78–85). Graz: FH Joanneum.

Haptics in education: Exploring an untapped sensory modality

REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 76(3), 317–348.