Courses Taught

• TED 468-03: Secondary Science Methods.
• TED 416-04: Elementary Science Methods.
• TED 465S-03: Fieldwork: Secondary
• TED 465S-02: Fieldwork: Secondary
• TED 465S-01: Fieldwork: Secondary
• TED 455S-01: Student Teaching-Secondary
• TED 454S-01: Student Teaching-Secondary 1

Degrees

• B.Sc. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 1982
• M.Sc. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 1989
• PH.D. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 1995
• Biological Sciences Professional Clear Teaching Credential, CSUDH, 1998-2002
• CLAD Credential, CSUDH, 2002

Research Projects, Grants & Interests

• Research Interests:
  • The challenges of Urban schooling
  • Minority academic underachievement in science
  • Scientific literacy and its link to science achievement
• Grants Involvements:
• Quality Educator Development (QED).
• Earth Science Systems Enhancing California Education (ESSENCE).

Publications \ Presentations

• Publications:
• 1. “Attaining Meaningful Learning of the Concept of Energy: The Efficacy of the Concept Mapping
  Technique,” I. U. N. Osisioma, International Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 14, 109-112 (1995).
• 2. “Concept Mapping: A Useful Tool in the Teaching of Difficult Integrated Science Concepts,” I.
  U. N. Osisioma, Journal of Science Teachers’ Association of Nigeria, Vol. 10, 45-52 (1995).
• 3. “The Relationship Between Formal Reasoning Ability, Acquisition of Science Process Skills and Science Achievement,” I. U. N. Osisioma, Journal of Science Teachers’ Association of Nigeria, Vol.8, 144-151 (1994).
   
• Presentations At Conferences:
• “A Multicultural Dimension of Student’s Perception of Learning Environment in An Inner-City Science Classroom”, U. I. Osisioma, Annual Meeting of NARST- Vancouver Canada,(2004).
  “Remediation of Gender Inequity in Science in a Developing Country: An Experiment with Cooperative Concept Mapping,” U. I. Osisioma, Annual Meeting of NARST, Chicago, IL (1997).
• 2. “Effects of Mode of Concept Mapping and Gender on Students’ Achievement in and Attitude
  Towards Integrated Science,” U. I. Osisioma, 37th Annual Conference of STAN, Uyo, Nigeria (1996).
• 3. “Meaningful Learning of Science Concepts: A Measure of the Understanding of the Content of
  SSCE,” U.I. Osisioma, 37th Annual Conference of STAN, Uyo, Nigeria (1996).
• 4. “A Meta-Analysis of Research in Alternative Strategies for Science Teaching,” U. I. Osisioma and U. M. Nzewi, National Conference on Effective Teaching, Awka, Nigeria (1995).
• 5. “Exploring the use of Concept Mapping as an Alternative Strategy to Arrest the Problem of
  Under-Achievement in Science at the Junior Secondary School level,” U. I. Osisioma, National
  Conference on Effective Teaching, Awka, Nigeria (1995).
• 6. “Assessing the Level of Practical Skills Possessed by Senior Secondary School Students Prior to the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination,” U. I. Osisioma, 36th Annual Conference of
  STAN, Maidugury, Nigeria (1995).

• Additional Service
• LAUSD: Faculty Advisor for the Teach For America Program 2003-2004
• LAUSD: Biology Instructor for the Pre-intern program.

Professional Associations

• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• National Science Teachers’ Association (NSTA)
• European Science Education Research Association (ESERA)
• Gender and Science and Technology (GASAT)
• Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)
• Science Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (STAN)
• Nigeria Association for Science Education Research (NASER)

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