Popularity and Relevance
of Science Education for Science Literacy

Publications - Journal Articles

Bolte, C., Holbrook, J., & Gräber, W. (2009). An introduction to PARSEL. In C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (Eds.), Good practice to enhance the popularity and relevance of science education for scientific literacy (pp. in press). Münster: Waxmann.

C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (in press; eds.), Making science lessons popular and relevant – Examples of good practice. Book of invited presentations at the International PARSEL Conference 2009 in Berlin. Münster: Waxmann Verlag

Bolte, C., Streller, S. & Erb, M.. PARSEL Goes to School – From Pre-service Teacher Training Courses to School Science Projects. In: C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (in press; eds.), Making science lessons popular and relevant – Examples of good practice. Book of invited presentations at the International PARSEL Conference 2009 in Berlin. Münster: Waxmann Verlag.

Bolte, C., Streller, S.. PARSEL works! – Enhancing Students (Intrinsic) Motivation by Using PARSEL Materials. In: C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (in press; eds.), Making science lessons popular and relevant – Examples of good practice. Book of invited presentations at the International PARSEL Conference 2009 in Berlin. Münster: Waxmann Verlag.

Bolte, C. (2008): A Conceptual Framework for the Enhancement of Popularity and Relevance of Science Education for Scientific Literacy, based on Stakeholders’ Views by Means of a Curricular Delphi Study in Chemistry. Science Education International. Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 331-350

Bolte, C., Streller, S., Benedict, C. (2007). KieWi & Co.: Kinder im Grundschulalter entdecken (Natur-)Wissenschaften. In Lauterbach, R., Hartinger, A., Feige, B. und Cech, D. (2007; Hg.). Kompetenzerwerb im Sachunterricht för­dern und erfassen. Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts. Band 17. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt-Verlag. pp. 183-194.

Bolte, C., Streller, S, (2006). KieWi & Co. – Chemiebezogene Bildungsangebote für Grundschulkinder und Grundschullehrkräfte. In Nentwig, P. und Schanze, S. (2006; Hg.). Es ist nie zu früh! Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung in jungen Jahren. Münster: Waxmann-Verlag. pp. 67-83.

Galvão, C.; Reis, P. & Freire, S. (2008). A Big Problem for Magellan: Food Preservation. Science Education International, 19(3), 267-273.

Gräber, W., Bolte, C., Holbrook, J., Hofstein, A., Lindner, M., & Michelsen, C. (2008). Popularity and Relevance of Science Education and Scientific Literacy – The PARSEL Project in Europe. In A. I. C. NARST, March 30-April 2, 2008 (Ed.), NARST (pp. 145). Baltimore: NARST.

Gräber, W., Holbrook, J. & Bolte, C. (in press; eds.). Good practice to enhance the popularity and relevance of science education for scientific literacy. Münster: Waxmann.

Gräber, W., & Lindner, M. (2008). The Impact of the PARSEL Way to Teach Science in Germany on Interest, Scientific Literacy, and German National Standards. Science Education International, 19(3), 267-274.

Gräber, W., & Lindner, M. (2009). Teaching socio-scientific issues to address the demands of German science education standards. In C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (Eds.), Good practice to enhance the popularity and relevance of science education for scientific literacy (pp. in press). Münster: Waxmann.

Gräber, W., Lindner, M., & Bolte, C. (2008). PARSEL – Popularity and Relevance in Science Education for Scientific Literacy. In D. Höttecke (Ed.), Kompetenzen, Kompetenzmodelle, Kompetenzentwicklung (pp. 380-382). Berlin: Lit.

Holbrook, J. (2008). Introduction to the Special Issue of Science Education International Devoted to PARSEL. Science Education International, 19(3), 257-266.

Kleinert, K., Lindner, M., Westphal, R., & Gräber, W. (2009). Research – school practice: An interaction to implement PARSEL ideas in school. In C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (Eds.), Good practice to enhance the popularity and relevance of science education for scientific literacy (pp. in press). Münster: Waxmann.

Lindner, M. (2008). New programmes for teachers’ professional development in Germany. The programme SINUS as a model for teachers’ professional development. INTERACÇÕES, 2008(9), 149-155.

Lindner, M., & Gräber, W. (2008). Förderung von Scientific Literacy durch „(Un)erwünschte Verbrennungen“. In D. Höttecke (Ed.), Kompetenzen, Kompetenzmodelle, Kompetenzentwicklung (pp. 290-292). Berlin: Lit.

Lindner, M., & Gräber, W. (2009). PARSEL modules as supporting the implementation of German science education standards. In W. Gräber, J. Holbrook & C. Bolte (Eds.), Making science lessons popular and relevant – the European project PARSEL for promoting scientific literacy (pp. in press). Münster: Waxmann.

Lindner, M., Jahn, P., & Gräber, W. (2009). How to assess developments of decision making competence in PARSEL lessons? In C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (Eds.), Good practice to enhance the popularity and relevance of science education for scientific literacy (pp. in press). Münster: Waxmann.

Streller, S., Bolte, C.. Junior Climatologists Required! Innovation, Evaluation and Dissemination of PARSEL in Berlin. In Gräber, W., Holbrook, J. & Bolte, C. (in press; eds.). Good practice to enhance the popularity and relevance of science education for scientific literacy. Münster: Waxmann.

Streller, S., Bolte, C.. Meaningful Learning and Informed Decision Making – From Air Pollution and Cow Dung to Experts Reports. In: C. Bolte, J. Holbrook & W. Gräber (in press; eds.), Making science lessons popular and relevant – Examples of good practice. Book of invited presentations at the International PARSEL Conference 2009 in Berlin. Münster: Waxmann Verlag.

Streller, S., Bolte, C. (2008). Tornados im globalen Klimageschehen. In: Praxis der Naturwissenschaften/ Chemie in der Schule. Köln: Aulis Verlag. 57, 2, pp. 11-16.

Kirschenmann, B. Bolte, C. (2007). Chemie (in) der Extra-Klasse zum Thema Bioenergie - Konzeption eines Bildungsangebots für Schüler/-innen der Sekundarstufe II. In: Praxis der Naturwissenschaften/ Chemie in der Schule. Köln: Aulis Verlag. 56, 5, pp. 25-30.

Streller, S., Bolte, C. (2008). Förderung des Interesses von Kindern an Naturwissenschaften. In Giest, H. und Wiesemann, J. (2008; Hg.). Kind und Wissenschaft – Welches Wissenschaftsverständnis hat der Sachunterricht? Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts. Band 18. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt-Verlag. pp. 97-108.

Tsaparlis G. (2008). Using PARSEL Modules to Contextualizing the States-Of-Matter Approach (SOMA) to Introductory Chemistry, Science Education International (Special Issue on PARSEL), 19 (3) 323-330. 

Tsaparlis G. and the PARSEL Group (2008). Popularity and Relevance of Science Education for scientific Literacy: The European project PARSEL and the Greek participation in it (in Greek). Proceedings of the 4^th Panhellenic Conference of the Greek Association of Science Education (EDiPhE), Thessaloniki, May 2008: Christodoulides Publications, pp. 74-81.

 Web-based References

http://nonio.eses.pt/interaccoes/artigos/I8.pdf  (16/03/2009)

http://symposium9.khi.is/webbook/Symposium9_whole_updated.pdf  (23/03/2009)

Conference Papers

Blonder, R., Mamlok-Naaman, R., Hofstein, A. (2008). Teaching chemistry and science as relevant and popular for students at 8 European nations in the PARSEL project (lecture). 20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, Indiana.

Bolte, C., Kirschenmann, B. (2009). Promoting Students’ Abilities to Judge and to Make Reflected Decisions in the Field of Re-Newable Energy Sources – esp. Bioenergy. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the South African Association for Research in Science, Mathematic and Technology Education (SAARSMTE). Grahmastown,South Africa, January 2009.

Bolte, C. Streller, S. (2008). “The Building Blocks of Life – An Introduction to Biochemistry” – An Extra-Curricular Course to Promote Students’ Interests in Learning Chemistry. Proceedings of the XIII. International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) Symposium: The Use of Science and Technology Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Kuşadası, Türkei, September 2008. pp. 294-300.

Bolte, C. (2007). Reflections on the Term of Scientific Literacy from a German Perspective. Proceedings of the European Science Educational Research Association (ESERA), Malmö, Schweden, August 2007.

Bolte, C. (2007): How to promote scientific literacy – different views from German experts. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Research on Science Education (NARST), New Orleans, USA, April 2007.

Bolte, C. (2007). Natur-Wissen schaffen (auch) außerhalb von Schule und Unterricht. In Höttecke, D. (ed.). Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht im internationalen Vergleich. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Probleme und Perspektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 221-223.

Bolte, C., Benedict, C, Streller, S, (2007). Wie Grundschulkinder Natur-Wissen schaffen (wollen). In Höttecke, D. (ed.). Naturwissenschaft­licher Unterricht im internationalen Vergleich. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Probleme und Perspektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 548-550.

Bolte, C., Streller, S. (2007). Chemie (in) der Extra-Klasse: Bausteine des Lebens. In Höttecke, D. (ed.). Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht im internationalen Vergleich. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Probleme und Per­spektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 598-600.

Gräber, W., & Holbrook, J. (2007). The PARSEL project. In ESERA 2007, European Science Education Research Association, International Conference in Malmö, August 21-25, 2007 (pp. 54). Malmö: ESERA.

Gräber, W., Lindner, M., Bolte, C.  (2008). PARSEL: Popularity and elevance in Science Education for Scientific Literacy. In Höttecke, D. (ed.). Kompetenzen, Kompetenzmodelle, Kompetenzentwicklung. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Probleme und Perspektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 287-289.

Holbrook, J., Graeber, W., & Rannikmae, M. (2008). European Ways of Science Teachers' Professional Development. In NSTA National Conference in Boston, USA, March 27-31, 2008. Boston: NSTA.Gräber, W., Bolte, C., Hofstein, A., Holbrook, J., Lindner, M., Mamlok, R., Nielsen, J., Rannikmae, M. (2008). Popularity and Rele­vance of Science Education and Scientific Literacy - The PARSEL Project in Europe. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Research on Science Education (NARST), Baltimore, USA, März/April 2008.

Kirschenmann, B., Bolte, C. (2007). ParIS in BerlIn BILD Dir Deine Meinung… zum Thema Bioenergien. In Höttecke, D. (ed.). Naturwissen­schaftlicher Unterricht im internationalen Vergleich. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Probleme und Perspektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 316-318.

Michelsen, C., & Lindner, M. (2007). Science Teachers' Professional Development in new Programmes in Germany and Denmark. In ESERA 2007, European Science Education Research Association, International Conference in Malmö, August 21-25, 2007 (pp. 55). Malmö: ESERA.

Michelsen, C., Nielsen, J. A., & Lindner, M. (2008). Popularity and Relevance in Science Education for Scientific Literacy – The PARSEL Project in Europe. In Fourth Scandinavian Symposium on Research in Science Education in Odense, February 14-15, 2008 (pp. 13). Odense: University of Southern DenmarkLindner, M., & Bolte, C. (2008). European Ways of Science Teachers' Professional Development: Examples from Germany. In NSTA National Conference in Boston, USA, March 27-31, 2008. Boston: NSTA.

Nielsen, J. A., Lindner, M., Bolte, C., Galvão Couto, C., Gräber, W., Holbrook, J., et al. (2008). Popularity and relevance of science education and scientific literacy. The PARSEL Project in Europe. In A. Macdonald (Ed.), Planning science instruction: From insight to learning to pedagogical practices. Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education, 11th - 15th June 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland (pp. 193-194). Reykjavik: Science Education Research Group, School of Education, University of Iceland.

Streller, S., Bolte, C. (2007). “Chemistry (in) the Extra-Class”: An Out-of-School-Course to Enhance Students’ Interest in Chemistry. Proceedings of the European Science Educational Research Association (ESERA), Malmö, Schweden, August 2007.

Streller, S., Bolte, C. (2008). KieWi & Co.: Vom Schülerlabor zum natur­wissenschaftlichen Unterricht. In Höttecke, D. (ed.). Kompetenzen, Kompe­tenzmodelle, Kompetenzentwicklung. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Proble­me und Perspektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 92-94.

Streller, S., Bolte, C. (2007). KieWi & Co.: “Einmal ist keinmal!“. In Höt­tecke, D. (2007; Hg.). Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht im internationalen Ver­gleich. Zur Didaktik der Physik und Chemie. Probleme und Perspektiven. Münster: Lit-Verlag. pp. 227-229.

Tsaparlis, G., Hartzavalos, S. (2009). Scientific literacy, nuclear physics, peace, and sustainable development . In Related Paper Set: Development, Implementation and Assessment of Popular and Relevant Science Modules: The PARSEL Project. NARST 2009 Conference, Book of Abstracts, p. 243. Garden Grove, CA, USA.

Nielsen, J., Lindner, M. and the Project-Group (2008). Populariy and Relevance in Science Education and Science Teaching. The PARSEL Project in Europe. - Presentation and poster at the 9th Nordic Sympsium of Research in Science Teaching, Reykjavijk, Island (June 12, 2008). 

Graeber, W., Blonder, R., Bolte, C., Galvao, C., Hofstein, A., Holbrook, J., Kipnis, M., Lindner, M., Michelsen, C., Mamlock-Naaman, R., Nielsen, J., Rannickmae, M., Reis, P., Szybek, P., & Tsarpalis, G. (2008). Populariy and Relevance in Science Education and Science Teaching. The PARSEL Project in Europe. Symposium at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Research in Science Education (NARST) , Baltimore, USA (March 30, 2008)

Holbrook, J., Graeber, W., & Rannikmae, M. (2008). European Ways of Science Teachers' Professional Development  Presented at the NSTA national convention, Boston, USA (March 27, 2008)

Gräber, W., & Lindner, M. (2008). PARSEL - Popularity and Relevance of Science Teaching for Scientific Literacy. Ein EU-Projekt zur Förderung von Scientific Literacy.- Workshop at the national convention of the MNU (Society to foster mathmatical and scientific education), Kaiserslautern, Germany (March 17, 2008).

Lindner, M., Michelsen, C. & Nielsen, J (2008). Presenting the PARSEL project in Europe. Presented at the 4th Scandinavian Symposium on Research in Science Education, Odensee (February 14-15, 2008.

Blonder, R., Mamlok-Naaman, R., Hofstein, A. (2008). Teaching chemistry and science as relevant and popular for students at 8 European nations in the PARSEL project (lecture).
20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, Indiana.
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Rannikmäe, M., Holbrook, J., Tsarpalis, G., Nielsen, J. A., Bolte, C.  (2008). “Enhancing The Popularity And Relevance of Science Education For Scientific Literacy”. Presented at the 13th IOSTE Symposium,  Kusadasi, Turkey, September 21-26, 2008.

Tsaparlis G. (2008). PARSEL and The States-Of-Matter Approach to Introductory Chemistry (SOMA), Paper presented as part of the Special Symposium on PARSEL at the 2008 IOSTE Symposium, Kusadasi, Turkey, September 2008.

Tsaparlis G.  (2008). Popularity and Relevance of Science Education for scientific Literacy (PARSEL) (in Greek). Invited key-note presentation at the 12^th Panhellenic Conference of the Association of Greek Physicists, Kavala, Greece, March, 2008