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Wierdsma, Menno; Boersma, Kerst Th.; Knippels, Marie-Christine; van Oers, Bert – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
In many science education practices, students are expected to develop an understanding of scientific knowledge without being allowed a view of the practices and cultures that have developed and use this knowledge. Therefore, students should be allowed to develop scientific concepts in relation to the contexts in which those concepts are used.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Science Education, Science Instruction
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Ummels, M. H. J.; Kamp, M. J. A.; de Kroon, H.; Boersma, K. Th. – Journal of Biological Education, 2015
Context-based education, in which students deal with biological concepts in a meaningful way, is showing promise in promoting the development of students' conceptual coherence. However, literature gives little guidance about how this kind of education should be designed. Therefore, our study aims at designing and evaluating the practicability of a…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science
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Maree, Ton J.; van Bruggen, Jan M.; Jochems, Wim M. G. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2013
Background: This study combines work on concept mapping with scripted collaborative learning. Purpose: The objective was to examine the effects of self-regulated science learning through scripting students' argumentative interactions during collaborative "multimedia-enriched skeleton concept mapping" on meaningful science learning and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Mapping, Science Instruction, Multimedia Instruction