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Interpretations of Graphs by University Biology Students and Practicing Scientists: Toward a Social Practice View of Scientific Representation Practices.
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Bowen, G. Michael; Roth, Wolff-Michael; McGinn, Michelle K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Describes a study of the similarities and differences in graph-related interpretations between scientists and college students engaged in collective graph interpretation. Concludes that while many students learned to provide correct answers to scientific graphing questions, they did not come to make linguistic distinctions or increase their…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graphs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials