Manuscripts submitted for this award should identify a persistent and recurring problem in the practice of science teacher education. The manuscript should clearly articulate a philosophical point or position to resolve the problem based upon a comprehensive synthesis of relevant research that interprets theoretical and empirical research for practice. Alternatively, the manuscript may discuss a research study and its implications for science teaching and learning.  Papers in this category would be suitable for the ASTE journal, Journal of Science Teacher Education.

Awardees of Award V will receive a cash award of $500 sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company and a tribute in the awards issue of the ASTE Newsletter. Awardees of the Award V – Graduate Student level will receive conference registration for the conference year in which the award is presented; this award will only be granted to the first author.

Manuscripts will be judged on the problem, rationale, literature review, research synthesis or methodology, implications, and quality of writing.

Required Documentation

Before submitting your manuscript, ensure that:

• You, the nominator, are an ASTE member
• You, the nominator, are the first author on the manuscript
• All authors are current ASTE members [if any authors on your paper are not ASTE members, please provide an explanation and/or justification for their non-membership]. Non-members are encouraged, and will be provided time, to join ASTE. Plaques will only be provided to ASTE members.
• The manuscript was presented at the previous ASTE International Conference
• The manuscript should clearly articulate a philosophical point or position to resolve the problem based upon a comprehensive synthesis of relevant research that interprets theoretical and empirical research for practice OR
• The manuscript may discuss a research study and its implications for science teaching and learning
• The manuscript identifies a persistent and recurring problem in the practice of science teacher education.
• The manuscript should develop strategies to resolve the problem based upon a comprehensive synthesis of relevant research that interprets theory and research for practice.
• The manuscript submitted for review is blind: All author names and affiliations, including those from headers and references are removed from the manuscript
• The manuscript submitted is in pdf format and less than 1Mb in file size
• You have read the judging criteria for the award
• The manuscript conforms to the submission criteria of the JSTE (manuscripts are no longer than 25 pages long, the format of manuscripts must be in full compliance with format guidelines presented in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition, and are double-spaced with one-inch margins using 12-point font on standard 8.5 x 11” paper)
• Graduate student authors seeking the graduate student-only level award must upload a letter from any faculty mentor who appears as author to indicate their involvement in the work, which should be kept to a minimum.

Deadline

Materials are due April 1.