John Richard Schrock

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books published by dr schrock

2005 Preface author and consulting author/compiler: English-Chinese/Chinese-English Dictionary of Molecular Cell Biology, by Zhang Jingbo, Zhang Shifu, Xu Cunshuan, and Li Zhiqin, SciencePress [www.sciencep.com], March 2005, 861 pages; ISBN 7-03-014355-8. (in both Chinese and English)

2003 Author of Instructor's Manual for Sylvia S. Mader Biology 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Dubuque, IA

2002 Online Instructor’s Manual & Test Item File for Sylvia Mader Inquiry Into Life 10th ed., McGraw-Hill, Dubuque, IA

2001 Author: Instructor's Manual for Hickman/Roberts/Larson Integrated Principles of Zoology 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishers, Dubuque, IA; also online Test Item File

2000 Author: Instructor's Manual, 424 pages softcover (ISBN: 0-07-013662-9) and Test Item File, 224 pages softcover (ISBN: 0-07-238218-X) for Sylvia S. Mader Biology 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Dubuque, IA

1999 Author: Instructor's Manual and Test Item File for Sylvia S. Mader Inquiry Into Life 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishers, Dubuque, IA; also on-line study questions.

1998: Instructor's Manual & Test Item File for Sylvia Mader Biology, 6th ed., Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, IA

1996: Author: Instructor's Manual and Test Item File for Sylvia S. Mader Inquiry Into Life 8th Edition, 381 pages, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, IA (non-major's text)

1996: Revised Test Item File for Sylvia S. Mader Biology, 5th Edition, 381 pages, Wm. C. Brown.

1991: Co-editor with Lynda Zycherman, N.Y. Museum of Modern Art Hakubutsukan no Bochu Taisaku Tebikisho (in Japanese)

1988: Co-editor with Lynda Zycherman, New York Museum of Modern Art. Guide to Museum Pest Control, Association of Systematics Collections and American Institute of Conservation: Allen Press. October.

1985: Co-author with Stephen T. King. Controlled Wildlife, Volume III: State Wildlife Regulations Association of SystematicsCollections. 315 pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
SCIENCE
and SCIENCE EDUCATION

2006 Co-author with Claude Fauquet: “Classification of Viruses,” Kansas School Naturalist 53(1), 16 pages.

2003 Real Animal Labwork Provides Educational Value That Simulations Do Not Provide in April Shengwuxue Jiaoxue [“Biology Teaching”] 28(4): 47 (in Chinese).

2003 A Summary of Modern Education Reforms in the United States in March Shengwuxue Jiaoxue [“Biology Teaching”] 28(3): 9–12 (in Chinese).

2002 “Teaching Creative Thinking in Biology Through Questioning” in April 2002 Shengwuxue Jiaoxue [“Biology Teaching”] 27: 6–8 (in Chinese).

2002: A Brief Summary of Science Teaching and Teacher Education in P.R. China, Kansas Science Teacher 14: 12–15

2002: ...with Connie Schrock: Math Connections: Could Handedness by Genetic?...A Critical Thinking Problem for Groups, Kansas Science Teacher 14: 16.

2001 Forward to Special English–Basis and Achievements in Biology by Xu Cunchuan and Zhang Weimin (PRC).

2001 Teaching Standards for Science Educators–Science (with 5 co-authors); adopted by KSBE August, 2001.

2001 Kansas Science Education Standards (with 26 co-authors); adopted by KSBE February 14, 2001; 101 pages.

2000 A Dissenting View on Assessment, ESU Assessment Update (university in-house), December 2000, page 2.

2000 Encyclopedia entry: “Li Peng–Premier of China”; pp. 2178–2181 in Twentieth Century Dictionary of World International Biography, Salem Press: Pasadena, CA. [written in confirmation with Li Peng].

2000 Encyclopedia entry: “Animal Rights” in Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues, Salem Press: Pasadena, CA.

1998: Three encyclopedia entries: “Animals as a Medical Resource” (pages 38-40), “Biosphere” (pages 67-70) and “Food Chain” (pages 291-292) in Natural Resources, Mark S. Coyne and Craig W. Allin (eds.), April 1998, 3 volumes, 964 pages plus index, Salem Press: Pasadena, CA.

1998: Encyclopedia entries: “Karl von Frisch” and “J.B.S. Haldane” for Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Richard Olson, ed.; Marshall Cavendish Corp., N.Y. pages 454-455 and 545-548.

1998: “Reproductive Technologies” and “Sex Education” on pages 1190-1193, Encyclopedia of Family Life, Carl L. Bankston III, Ed., 1498 pages + indexes; Salem Press: Pasadena, CA.

1997: Encyclopedia entry: “Science” pages 707-710 of Censorship [school encyclopedia] edited by L. Amey, T. Hall, C. Jensen, C. May and R. Wilson, 3 volumes, 905 pages + index; Aug., 1997.

1997: Encyclopedia entry: “Oral Rehydration Therapy Drastically Reduces Deaths from Diarrhea,”
pages 1388-1390 for The Twentieth Century: Great Science Achievements, Salem Press.

1996: Online Study Questions for Sylvia S. Mader Inquiry Into Life 8th Ed., Wm. C. Brown Publ.

1996: 17 encyclopedia entries: endangered species, sex education, pesticides and herbicides, learning at a distance, vivisection, animal research, copyright infringement, animal abuse, interactive technology, pet industry, RU 486, Centers for Disease Control, fair use in copyright, Incurably Ill for Animal Research, Nat. Biol. Survey, test-tube babies, and visas for Encyclopedia of Contemporary Social Issues published by Marshall Cavendish Corp.

1996: Great Events from History: North America Revised Edition. Salem Press: Pasadena, CA.
Revision of: “Discovery That Yellow Fever is Spread by a Mosquito” and Author: “New Disease Type is Designated Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.”

1996: ...with Tom Eddy. “The Role of Animals in Succession,” Kansas School Naturalist, November 1996, 16 pages.

1995: ...with Marylee Ramsay. “The Yucca Plant and the Yucca Moth,” Kansas School Naturalist, June, 1995, 16 pages.

1995: Six encyclopedia entries: U.S. Accuses Soviets of Chemical Weapons Use [“Yellow Rain”] p.1674-78; Brown Orders Medfly Spraying in California, p.1658-62; An International Convention Protects Endangered Species [CITES] p. 1274-1279; Congress Expands Pesticide Regulations, p.1236-41; Congress Approves Mining and Minerals Act, p.1137-41; Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act is Approved, p. 1029-34 in Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment; Frank N. Magill, Ed., 5 Volumes, Sept., 1995.

1995: Four encyclopedia entries: “Arthropod-borne Diseases” (pages 54-58), “Lice, Mites and Ticks,” p. 481-83, “Worms,” p. 806-07, and “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” in Magill's Medical Guide: Health and Illness; Frank N. Magill, Ed. 3 Vols. 840 pages, March.

1994: “The Metric Advantage” Kansas Science Teacher 10: 13-17. April 1994.

1993: Slide Rule as Metaphor, Kansas Science Teacher Vol. 11.

1993: “Surface Mining For Coal,” Kansas School Naturalist, Vol. 40, No. 1, 16 pages.

1993: Clockwise, Kansas Science Teacher, Vol. 10.

1993: Reality: the Absolute Curriculum. Proc. of the Second National Debate of the Canon and the Core Curriculum. Presented at University of North Texas, Denton, TX; October 28, 1989.

1993: “Coal Strip Mining” in McGill's Survey of Science: Applied Sciences , F.N. Magill (ed)

1992: “Snow Flies,” Kansas School Naturalist, Vol. 38 No. 2, 16 pages.

1992: Biology Education Trends and Initiatives in Kansas, 1991. Kansas Biology Teacher, Vol. 2.

1991: Science Education Trends and Initiatives in Indiana, 1988. Proc. Ind. Acad.Sci. (presented at Nov. 10, 1989 IAS).

1991: Informal Science Education: Can It Redeem Our Failing Public Science Education? ASC Newsletter 19.

1991: The Definition of Life. McGill's Encyclopedia of Science.

1990: ...with David Brzoska (Lawrence, KS) and Barry Knisley (Randolph-Macon College) Checklist and Key to Adult Tiger Beetles of Indiana. Proc. Indiana Academy Science 297-294.

1990: Scientific Names, Common Names. Kansas School Naturalist Vol. 37 No. 1 Oct. 1990.

1990: “Dissection.” Kansas School Naturalist Vol. 36 No. 3 February 1990, 16 pages.

1989: Pseudoscience of Plants and Animals: A Teacher's Guide to Non-scientific Beliefs. Kansas School Naturalist Vol. 35 No. 3, April 1989.

1989: Pre-Graduate Education in Systematics and Organismic Biology. ASC Newsletter 17: 53-55. (Invited paper presented May 1989 ASC Meeting).

1988: ...with Jack R. Munsee. A Comparison of Surface Vegetation on Unreclaimed 1949 Indiana Coal Spoilbanks in 1964 and 1981. Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. 96: 257-271.

1988: Content Outlines in Human Reproductive Biology Education (Grades 7-12) in Kansas, 1988 Ed. E.S.U. Science Education Center, 114 pages.

1988. How Science Teachers Lie. Kansas Science Teacher 5: 3-6. Sept. 1988.

1988. “Making an Insect Collection.” Kansas School Naturalist 35(1) Oct. 1988, 16 pages.

1987: Language Imperialism in Science. ASC Newsletter, 15: 8-9. February.

1987: Professionals Can Say “I Don't Know.” Advocate 8: 3-4.

1987: ...with Jack Munsee. Comparison of Trees and Tree Growth on Unreclaimed 1949 Indiana Coal Spoilbanks in 1964 and 1981. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 95: 225-245.

1987: ...with Gil Leisman. Wildflower in the Spotlight: Yucca or Soapweed. Kansas Wildflower Soc. Newsletter 9:5-11.

1987: AIDS- and Human Sexuality Education in Kansas: A Biology Perspective. Kansas Science Teacher 4: 3-6. September, 1987.

1987: Can Civilization Advance Without Science Educators? Kansas Science Teacher Vol. 3

1987: ...with Jack R. Munsee. Updated Checklist of Ants of Indiana. Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. 95

1986: The Science Teacher and Foreign Languages. Kansas Science Teacher 3: 12-15.

1985: Insect, Vegetation and Soil Recovery on Coal Spoilbanks–A 32-year Study. Reclamation and Management Notes 3: 93–64.

1985: The Speech Chain and ‘Experience Anemia’. ASC Newsletter 13: 10–11.

1985: 12 Ways to Get the Message Across—Dale’s Spectrum. ASC Newsletter 13: 1-2.

1984: Checklist of Adult Carabid Beetles Known from Indiana, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. 94: 341-356.

1984: ...with Jack R. Munsee. A Comparison of Soils on Unreclaimed 1949 Indiana Coal Stripmine Surfaces in 1964 and 1981. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 94: 579–596.

1983: Sexual Philosophy and Choice of Vocabulary. Maledicta 7: 59–71.

1983: Computers in Science Education...Can We Go Far Enough? Have We Gone Too Far? American Biology Teacher 46: 252-256.

1983: ...with Jack R. Munsee. A Comparison of Ant Faunae on Unreclaimed Coal Spoilbanks in Indiana in 1964 and Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 92: 257-261.

1983: Succession of Insects on Unreclaimed Coal Strip Mine Spoil Banks in Indiana. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Kansas. Univ. Microfilms: Ann Arbor, Michigan. October 1983.

1980: Two Cases of Phase-Elective Science. Hoosier Science Teacher 5: 82-83.

1975: An Economical DNA Model. Changing Education 60: 3.

1975: ...with Marion T. Jackson, Jack R. Munsee, Max A. Proffitt, and John O. Whitaker. Biological Studies of AMAX Coal Area to be Stripmined: Baseline Studies 1974-75, June 1975, 320 pages.

1973: A Phase-Elective Science Program. Jr. High/Middle School Newsletter, Fall 1973.

1970: A Map-Study Program. The Creative Teacher 1: 9-10.

REVIEWS
and NEWSPAPER
and MAGAZINE ARTICLES

(Extensive reviews from 1992 onward not listed here but published in Kansas Biology Teacher)

2005: How Do You Make Dissection Exciting? [“Ask An Expert” Column] NABT News & Views Jan. 2005 (1): 10.

2004: ...with Adrian Morrison and Joe McInerney; Letter: Reaction to “How We Treat Our Relatives” in American Biology Teacher 66(4): 253–254.

2003: Why do I oppose the current trend toward standardized testing? Indiana Assoc. Biology Teachers Newsletter Vol. VIII, Number 1, May 2003.

1991: NSTA Board Affirms Teacher’s Professionalism in Classroom Animal Use and Dissection. ASC Newsletter 19: 57-58.

1991: Biology Teachers’ Authority to Assign Animal Labwork, Experimentation, Collections Challenged. ASC Newsletter 19:37-38.

1989: Book Review of “Critters: K-6 Life Science Activities” by AIMS Education Foundation, Fresno, CA. In: Science Books and Films 25: 77 November/December 1989 issue.

1989: Book Review of Silver Burdett & Ginn’s Life Science textbook for the National Center for Science Education, Inc. Bookwatch Reviews 2: 2-3.

1989: Book Review of A Book of Bees by Sue Hubbell. Random House, NY. In: Science Books and Films 24: 294 May/June 1989 issue.

1989. Unconditional Positive Regard. KATS Newsletter 22: 16-17.

1987: Book Review of Computers and Computing Information Resources Directory. Detroit, MI; Gale Research, 1987. 1,271 pages. In: Science Books and Films, Nov. 1987 issue.

1987: Book Review of Bookworms: the Insect Pests of Books by Norman Hickin. London: Sheppard Press Limited. 176 pages. In: ASC Newsletter, October 1987 issue.

1987: Book Review: Classroom Computers: A Practical Guide for Effective Teaching. Human Sci. Press, NY. 1986. 266 pages. In: Science Books and Films, January 1987.

1986: Book Review of Japan's Science Edge--How The Cult of Anti-Science Thought in America Limits U.S. Scientific and Technological Progress. In: ASC Newsletter 14: 32-34.

1985: Tohko Kaufmann: An Adventurous Life. Book Review of The Six-legged Friends I've Met by Tohko Kaufmann, Carlton Press: NY In: Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 31: 19-20.

1981: Museum of Natural History Tour Guide, Museum of Natural History Publications, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. ...brochure; authorship of 3 sections and excerpts.

1981: Book Review of Common Snakes of South East Asia and Hong Kong by Frank Reitinger. Heinemann Educational Books, Ltd.: Hong Kong, 1978. In: Herpetological Review 12: 57-58. Separate review of in S.O.S. Environment 7: 15-16 (H.K. Nature Conservancy).

1979: Book Review: The Life That Lives on Man by Michael Andrews, Taplinger Publ. Co., NY 1977: Hoosier Science Teacher 4: 118-119. Separate review of above in: S.O.S. Environment 6: 8.

1976-82: An additional 86 public science articles published in “Hong Kong Standard,” “Asia Magazine,” “TV and Entertainment Times,” etc.