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Analysis of inquiry materials to explain complexity of chemical reasoning in physical chemistry students’ argumentation

dc.contributor.authorMoon, Alena
dc.contributor.authorStanford, Courtney
dc.contributor.authorCole, Renee
dc.contributor.authorTowns, Marcy
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-15T16:48:09Z
dc.date.available2019-02-01T19:56:25Zen
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.identifier.citationMoon, Alena; Stanford, Courtney; Cole, Renee; Towns, Marcy (2017). "Analysis of inquiry materials to explain complexity of chemical reasoning in physical chemistry students’ argumentation." Journal of Research in Science Teaching 54(10): 1322-1346.
dc.identifier.issn0022-4308
dc.identifier.issn1098-2736
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/139982
dc.description.abstractOne aim of inquiry activities in science education is to promote students’ participation in the practices used to build scientific knowledge by providing opportunities to engage in scientific discourse. However, many factors influence the actual outcomes and effect on students’ learning when using inquiry materials. In this study, discourse from two physical chemistry classrooms using the Process‐Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) approach was analyzed using a lens of scientific argumentation. Analysis of the complexity of reasoning in students’ arguments using a learning progression on chemical thinking indicated that students did not employ very complex reasoning to construct arguments. To explain the distribution of reasoning observed, a separate analysis of the curricular materials was performed using the Task Analysis Guide for Science (TAGS). Results indicate a relationship between the task’s targeted scientific practice and how students used evidence in their arguments as well as between the task’s cognitive demand and the complexity of reasoning employed in arguments. Examples illustrating these relationships can be used to inform implications for design of inquiry materials, facilitation of classroom discourse, and future research. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 10: 1322–1346, 2017
dc.publisherSpringer, Science and Technology Education Library
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.othertask analysis
dc.subject.otherscience argumentation
dc.subject.otherclassroom discourse
dc.subject.otherphysical chemistry
dc.subject.otherinquiry
dc.titleAnalysis of inquiry materials to explain complexity of chemical reasoning in physical chemistry students’ argumentation
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelScience (General)
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelWomen’s and Gender Studies
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelManagement
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEducation
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHumanities
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusiness and Economics
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/tea.21407
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Research in Science Teaching
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