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Direct linkEmily E. Scott; Jack Cerchiara; Jenny L. McFarland; Mary Pat Wenderoth; Jennifer H. Doherty – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
In recent years, there has been a strong push to transform STEM education at K-12 and collegiate levels to help students learn to think like scientists. One aspect of this transformation involves redesigning instruction and curricula around fundamental scientific ideas that serve as conceptual scaffolds students can use to build cohesive knowledge…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedCleminson, Andrew – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Examined are two aspects of science education--the nature of science and curriculum reform. Contemporary views on the tentative nature of science and a generative model of learning are synthesized. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Sadler, Troy D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
Socioscientific issues encompass social dilemmas with conceptual or technological links to science. The process of resolving these issues is best characterized by informal reasoning which describes the generation and evaluation of positions in response to complex situations. This article presents a critical review of research related to informal…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Science and Society, Persuasive Discourse
