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A Cultural-Historical Study of the Development of Children's Scientific Thinking about Clouds in Everyday Life
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Fragkiadaki, Glykeria; Fleer, Marilyn; Ravanis, Konstantinos – Research in Science Education, 2019
Research into early childhood children's understandings in science has a long history. However, few studies have drawn upon cultural-historical theory to frame their research. Mostly, what is known has come from studies which have examined individual understandings of science concepts, without reference to culture, context or the collective nature…
Descriptors: Science History, Cultural Influences, Scientific Concepts, Kindergarten
The Use of Triadic Dialogue in the Science Classroom: A Teacher Negotiating Conceptual Learning with Teaching to the Test
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Salloum, Sara; BouJaoude, Saouma – Research in Science Education, 2019
The purpose of this research is to better understand the uses and potential of triadic dialogue (initiation-response-feedback) as a dominant discourse pattern in test-driven environments. We used a Bakhtinian dialogic perspective to analyze interactions among high-stakes tests and triadic dialogue. Specifically, the study investigated (a) the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Cognitive Processes, Science Teachers, Grade 8
Snakes and Eels and Dogs! Oh, My! Evaluating High School Students' Tree-Thinking Skills: An Entry Point to Understanding Evolution
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Catley, Kefyn M.; Phillips, Brenda C.; Novick, Laura R. – Research in Science Education, 2013
The biological community is currently undertaking one its greatest scientific endeavours, that of constructing the Tree of Life, a phylogeny intended to be an evidenced-based, predictive road map of evolutionary relationships among Earth's biota. Unfortunately, we know very little about how such diagrams are understood, interpreted, or used…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, High School Students, Grade 10, Misconceptions
Enhancing Conceptual Change in Preschool Children's Representations of Light: A Sociocognitive Approach
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Ravanis, Konstantinos; Christidou, Vasilia; Hatzinikita, Vassilia – Research in Science Education, 2013
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a sociocognitive teaching strategy on young children's understanding of light. It explores their understanding of the concept of light as an entity that is transmitted independently of the light source and the final receiver. The study was conducted in three phases: pretest, teaching…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Preschool Children, Teaching Methods, Pretests Posttests
Conceptual Change, Text Comprehension and Eye Movements during Reading
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Penttinen, Marjaana; Anto, Erkki; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – Research in Science Education, 2013
In the two studies presented in this article, we examine the interplay of conceptual change, text comprehension, and eye-movements during reading and develop and test methods suitable for such explorations. In studies 1 and 2, university students (N = 15 and 23) read a text on photosynthesis, explained their reading processes retrospectively cued…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Eye Movements, Reading Processes, Pretests Posttests
Model-Based Reasoning in a Year 10 Classroom.
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Stephens, Sally-Anne; McRobbie, Campbell J.; Lucas, Keith B. – Research in Science Education, 1999
Examines the extent and nature of Year 10 students' model-based reasoning in a laboratory investigation that considered the influence of six factors on electrical resistance. Finds that spontaneous use of the electron-drift model of metals in explanations increased over the duration of the task, but the explanations were restricted to mainly…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Electricity