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Prins, Gjalt T.; Bulte, Astrid M. W.; Van Driel, Jan H.; Pilot, Albert – Research in Science Education, 2009
In science education students should come to understand the nature and significance of models. A promising strategy to achieve this goal is using authentic modelling practices as contexts for meaningful learning of models and modelling. An authentic practice is defined as professionals working with common motives and purposes, pertaining to a…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Focus Groups, Familiarity, Interests
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Van Rens, Lisette; Pilot, Albert; Van Dijk, Hans – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2004
Our pre-university chemistry students face problems achieving sufficient quality in chemical inquiry. To try to enhance the quality of student performance in chemical inquiry, Dutch pre-university chemistry students (age 17) carried out an authentic research project on "Diffusion of ions in distilled water." The learning materials for this student…
Descriptors: Evidence, Chemistry, Internet, Teaching Methods