Gail Jones
Works (231)
2024 article
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.

2024 article
Science Instructional Coaches: Characteristics, Contexts, Beliefs, and Community
Refvem, E., & Jones, M. G. (2024, July 21). JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION, Vol. 7.

2023 article
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.

2023 article
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.

2022 article
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.

2022 article
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.

2022 article
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.

2021 journal article
It’s about time: perceived barriers to in-service teacher climate change professional development
Environmental Education Research, 27(5), 762–778.

2021 article
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.

2021 article
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.

2021 journal article
Understanding science career aspirations: Factors predicting future science task value
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 58(7), 937–955.

2020 journal article
Evaluation of Educator Self-Efficacy in Informal Science Centers
Journal of Museum Education, 45(3), 327–339.
2020 journal article
The Development and Validation of a Measure of Science Capital, Habitus, and Future Science Interests
Research in Science Education, 1.

2019 journal article
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.

2019 journal article
Enclothed cognition: putting lab coats to the test
International Journal of Science Education, 41(14), 1962–1976.

2019 journal article
Female and minority experiences in an astronomy-based science hobby
Cultural Studies of Science Education, 14(4), 937–962.

2019 book
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).
Ed(s): B. Ertl *, S. Luttenberger *, R. Lazarides *, M. Jones n & M. Paechter *

2019 journal article
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.

2019 chapter
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).
Ed(s): A. Zhang & D. Cristol
2018 journal article
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.

2018 journal article
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.

2018 journal article
Free choice science learning and STEM career choice
International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 9(1), 29–39.

2018 dataset
High-stakes Testing
Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets.
2018 article
Instructional Representations as Tools to Teach Systems Thinking
TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR REPRESENTATIONAL COMPETENCE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, Vol. 11, pp. 133–153.

2018 journal article
Next generation crosscutting themes: Factors that contribute to students' understandings of size and scale
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 55(6), 876–900.

2017 journal article
Elementary Teachers’ Selection and Use of Visual Models
Journal of Science Education and Technology, 27(1), 1–29.

2017 journal article
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.

2017 journal article
Inquiry Into Action: Ecosystems and Animals
Science Scope, 041(03).
2017 journal article
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.

2017 journal article
Scale and the evolutionarily based approximate number system: an exploratory study
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 39(8), 1008–1024.

2017 journal article
Science hobbyists: active users of the science-learning ecosystem
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, 7(2), 161–180.

2017 journal article
Teaching Systems Thinking in the Context of the Water Cycle
Research in Science Education, 49(1), 137–172.

2016 journal article
Engineering imagination with ideation
Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 1(1).

2016 journal article
Factors contributing to lifelong science learning: Amateur astronomers and birders
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(3), 412–433.

2016 chapter
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).
2015 entry reference
Haptic Technologies to Support Learning
2015 journal article
Precollege nanotechnology education: a different kind of thinking
NANOTECHNOLOGY REVIEWS, 4(1), 117–127.

2015 chapter
Science Kits
In Encyclopedia of Science Education (pp. 908–909).
2015 journal article
Science Meets Engineering: Applying the Design Process to Monitor Leatherback Turtle Hatchlings
Science Scope, 038(9).
2015 journal article
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.

2015 journal article
Touching the Stars: Making Astronomy Accessible for Students With Visual Impairments
Science Scope, 038(9).
2014 journal article
Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of the Risks of Emergent Technologies: Implications for Teaching and Learning
Journal of Nano Education, 6(1), 39–49.
2014 chapter
Teaching Self-Efficacy of Science Teachers
In The Role of Science Teachers’ Beliefs in International Classrooms (pp. 3–15).

2014 journal article
The efficacy of haptic simulations to teach students with visual impairments about temperature and pressure
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 108(1), 55–61.

2014 journal article
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.

2013 journal article
Chinese and US Middle-School Science Teachers' Autonomy, Motivation, and Instructional Practices
International Journal of Science Education, 35(9), 1454–1489.

2013 journal article
Nanoscience for All: Strategies for Teaching Nanoscience to Undergraduate Freshmen Science and Non-Science Majors
Journal of Nano Education, 5(1), 70–78.
2013 journal article
Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Science: Educational challenges
International Journal of Science Education, 35(9), 1490–1512.

2013 journal article
Science Professional Learning Communities: Beyond a singular view of teacher professional development
International Journal of Science Education, 35(10), 1756–1774.

2013 journal article
Teachers' Concepts of Spatial Scale: An international comparison
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 35(14), 2462–2482.

2013 journal article
Teaching a Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Laboratory Course to Undergraduate Students
Journal of Nano Education, 5(1), 17–26.
2013 journal article
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.

2012 journal article
Accuracy of Estimations of Measurements by Students with Visual Impairments
The Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 106(6), 351–355.

2012 journal article
Differential Use of Elementary Science Kits
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 34(15), 2371–2391.
Contributors: , L. Robertson *, G. Gardner *, S. Dotger * & M. Blanchard n n

2012 journal article
Students' Accuracy of Measurement Estimation: Context, Units, and Logical Thinking
School Science and Mathematics, 112(3), 171–178.

2011 journal article
Conceptualizing Magnification and Scale: The Roles of Spatial Visualization and Logical Thinking
Research in Science Education, 41(3), 357–368.

2011 journal article
Developing a Scientist: A retrospective look
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 33(12), 1653–1673.

2011 journal article
Perceptions and Practices: Biology graduate teaching assistants' framing of a controversial socioscientific issue
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 33(8), 1031–1054.

2011 journal article
Science Instructors' Perceptions of the Risks of Biotechnology: Implications for Science Education
RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, 41(5), 711–738.

2011 journal article
Students’ and Teachers’ Application of Surface Area to Volume Relationships
Students’ and teachers’ application of surface area to volume relationships. Research in Science Education, 41(3), 395–411.

2011 journal article
We Scream for Nano Ice Cream
Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 48(4), 107–110.

2010 journal article
Impact of Introductory Nanoscience Course on College Freshmen's Conceptions of Spatial Scale
Journal of Nano Education, 2(1), 53–66.
2010 journal article
Students' Risk Perceptions of Nanotechnology Applications: Implications for science education
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 32(14), 1951–1969.

2009 journal article
Bacteria buster: Testing antibiotic properties of silver nanoparticles
American Biology Teacher, 71(4), 231–234.

2009 journal article
Concepts of Scale Held by Students With Visual Impairment
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, 46(5), 506–519.

2009 journal article
Developing a Sense of Scale: Looking Backward
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, 46(4), 460–475.

2009 journal article
Estimating Linear Size and Scale: Body rulers
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 31(11), 1495–1509.

2009 journal article
Haptic feedback and students' learning about levers: unraveling the effect of simulated touch
Computers & Education, 53(2), 667–676.

2009 journal article
Measuring the Impact of Haptic Feedback Using the SOLO Taxonomy
International Journal of Science Education, 31(10), 1359–1378.

2009 journal article
Popular media in the biology classroom: viewing popular science skeptically
American Biology Teacher, 71(6), 332–335.

2009 journal article
Proportional Reasoning Ability and Concepts of Scale: Surface area to volume relationships in science
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 31(9), 1231–1247.

2008 journal article
Conceptual Representations of Flu and Microbial Illness Held by Students, Teachers, and Medical Professionals
School Science and Mathematics, 108(6), 263–278.
2008 journal article
Creativity, Inquiry, or Accountability? Scientists' and Teachers' Perceptions of Science Education
SCIENCE EDUCATION, 92(6), 1058–1075.

2008 journal article
Experienced and novice teachers' concepts of spatial scale
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 30(3), 409–429.

2008 journal article
Is it live or is it memorex? Students' synchronous and asynchronous communication with scientists
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 30(4), 495–514.

2008 chapter
Visualization Without Vision: Students with Visual
In J. Gilbert, M. Reiner, & M. Nakhleh (Eds.), Visualization: Theory and practice in science education (pp. 283–294).
Ed(s): J. Gilbert, M. Reiner & M. Nakhleh

2007 journal article
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.

2006 journal article
Accuracy of scale conceptions in science: Mental maneuverings across many orders of spatial magnitude
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43(10), 1061–1085.

2006 journal article
Conceptual boundaries and distances: Students' and experts' concepts of the scale of scientific phenomena
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43(3), 282–319.

2006 journal article
Haptics in education: Exploring an untapped sensory modality
REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 76(3), 317–348.
2006 journal article
Pulling Back the Curtain: Uncovering and Changing Students' Perceptions of Scientists
School Science and Mathematics, 106(4), 181–190.

2006 journal article
The impact of haptic augmentation on middle school students’ conceptions of the animal cell
Virtual Reality, 10(3-4), 293–305.
2006 journal article
Understanding Scale: Powers of Ten
Journal of Science Education and Technology, 16(2), 191–202.

2006 journal article
Visualizing Without Vision at the Microscale: Students With Visual Impairments Explore Cells With Touch
Journal of Science Education and Technology, 15(5-6), 345–351.
2005 journal article
Haptic augmentation of science instruction: Does touch matter?
Science Education, 90(1), 111–123.

2005 journal article
More Than Clocks and Calendars: The Construction of Timekeepers by Eleven Kindergarten Children in Mexico and the United States
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 19(3), 223–241.

2005 chapter
Visualization and Natural Control Systems for Microscopy
In C. D. Hansen & C. R. Johnson (Eds.), Visualization Handbook (pp. 893–918).
Ed(s): C. Hansen & C. Johnson
2004 journal article
Controlling Choice: Teachers, Students, and Manipulatives in Mathematics Classrooms
School Science and Mathematics, 104(1), 16–31.

2004 journal article
Remote atomic force microscopy of microscopic organisms: Technological innovations for hands-on science with middle and high school students
Science Education, 88(1), 55–71.

2003 journal article
Effects of partner's ability on the achievement and conceptual organization of high-achieving fifth-grade students
Science Education, 87(1), 94–111.

2003 journal article
Learning at the nanoscale: The impact of students' use of remote microscopy on concepts of viruses, scale, and microscopy
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40(3), 303–322.

2003 journal article
Relationships Between Inquiry-Based Teaching and Physical Science Standardized Test Scores
School Science and Mathematics, 103(7), 345–350.

2002 conference paper
Nanomanipulator applications in education: the impact of haptic experiences on students' attitudes and concepts
Proceedings 10th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems. HAPTICS 2002, 295–298.

2000 journal article
Exploring the Development of Conceptual Ecologies: Communities of Concepts Related to Convection and Heat
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(2), 139–159.
2000 journal article
Gender differences in students' experiences, interests, and attitudes toward science and scientists
Science Education, 84(2), 180–192.
2000 journal article
Tool time: Gender and students' use of tools, control, and authority
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(8), 760–783.

1999 journal article
Children's concepts: Tools for transforming science teachers' knowledge
Science Education, 83(5), 545–557.

1999 journal article
Emerging Results From a Middle School Professional Development School: The McDougle-University of North Carolina Collaborative Inquiry Partnership Groups
Peabody Journal of Education, 74(3-4), 236–253.
1999 journal article
Middle Schools are Communities of Many Voices
Middle School Journal, 31(2), 42–48.
1998 journal article
An Investigation of African American Students' Mathematical Problem Solving
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 29(2), 143.
1998 journal article
Gardens or graveyards: Science education reform and school culture
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 35(7), 757–775.

1998 journal article
Science teachers' conceptual growth within Vygotsky's zone of proximal development
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 35(9), 967–985.

1998 chapter
Small groups and shared constructions
In J. Mintzes, J. Wandersee, & J. Novak (Eds.), Teaching science for understanding: A human constructivist view (pp. 261–278).
Ed(s): J. Mintzes, J. Wandersee & J. Novak
1996 journal article
Gender differences in motivation and strategy use in science: Are girls rote learners?
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 33(4), 393–406.

1996 journal article
Hands-On: Science Education Reform
Journal of Teacher Education, 47(5), 375–385.

1996 journal article
Putting Practice Into Theory: Changes in the Organization of Preservice Teachers’ Pedagogical Knowledge
American Educational Research Journal, 33(1), 91–117.

1995 journal article
Preservice teachers' cognitive frameworks for class management
Teaching and Teacher Education, 11(4), 313–330.

1994 journal article
Performance-Based Assessment in Middle School Science
Middle School Journal, 25(4), 35–38.

1994 journal article
Relationship between ability-paired interactions and the development of fifth graders' concepts of balance
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 31(8), 847–856.

1994 journal article
Silent Sixth-Grade Students: Characteristics, Achievement, and Teacher Expectations
The Elementary School Journal, 95(2), 169–182.

1994 journal article
The Case of the Disappearing “Peanuts”
The Case of the Disappearing “Peanuts.” Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 30(4), 8–10.

1994 journal article
The concept map as a research and evaluation tool: Further evidence of validity
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 31(1), 91–101.

1994 journal article
Verbal and nonverbal behavior of ability-grouped dyads
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 31(6), 603–619.

1993 journal article
From Junior High to Middle School: How Science Instruction Is Affected
NASSP Bulletin, 77(556), 89–96.

1991 journal article
Gender differences in science competitions
Science Education, 75(2), 159–167.

1990 journal article
Action zone theory, target students and science classroom interactions
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 27(7), 651–660.

1990 journal article
Cooperative Learning: Developmentally Appropriate for Middle Level Students
Middle School Journal, 22(1), 12–16.
1990 journal article
Gender differences in teacher-student interactions in science classrooms
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 27(9), 861–874.

1989 journal article
Biological Literacy
The American Biology Teacher, 51(8), 480–481.

1989 journal article
Gender Issues in Teacher Education
Journal of Teacher Education, 40(1), 33–38.

1989 journal article
Gender influences in classroom displays and student-teacher behaviors
Science Education, 73(5), 535–545.

1988 journal article
Factors influencing the entry of women into science and related fields
Science Education, 72(2), 127–142.

1980 book
Laboratory manual in general zoology
Winston-Salem, N.C: Hunter Publishing Company.