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How and when does complex reasoning occur? Empirically driven development of a learning progression focused on complex reasoning about biodiversity
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2009-08)
In order to compete in a global economy, students are going to need resources and curricula focusing on critical thinking and reasoning in science. Despite awareness for the need for complex reasoning, American students ...
Knowledge Integration in Science Teaching: Analysing Teachers' Knowledge Development
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-03)
This paper tests the utility of a new sociocognitive frame for analysing the development of teachers' knowledge – the knowledge integration perspective (Linn, Eylon, & Davis, in press; Linn & Hsi, 2000). In doing so, the ...
Teaching with difference: A response to Angela Calabrese Barton: Teaching science with homeless children: Pedagogy, representation, and identity
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998-04)
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The nature of middle school learners' science content understandings with the use of on-line resources
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-03)
Early research on using the World Wide Web indicated that middle school students did not explore much and used Web tools naively. In response to these challenges, an on-line research engine, Artemis, was designed to provide ...
Technology-rich inquiry science in urban classrooms: What are the barriers to inquiry pedagogy? * Any opinions, findings, and conclusion or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002-02)
What are the barriers to technology-rich inquiry pedagogy in urban science classrooms, and what kinds of programs and support structures allow these barriers to be overcome? Research on the pedagogical practices within ...
Concurrent enrollment in lecture and laboratory enhances student performance and retention
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012-05)
Laboratories have been a cornerstone in teaching and learning across multiple scientific disciplines for more than 100 years. At the collegiate level, science laboratories and their corresponding lectures are often offered ...
Promoting understanding of chemical representations: Students' use of a visualization tool in the classroom
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001-09)
Many students have difficulty learning symbolic and molecular representations of chemistry. This study investigated how students developed an understanding of chemical representations with the aid of a computer-based ...
Large‐scale science education intervention research we can use
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012-03)
This article develops an argument that the type of intervention research most useful for improving science teaching and learning and leading to scalable interventions includes both research to develop and gather evidence ...
Comparing three attitude-behavior theories for predicting science teachers' intentions
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2002-11)
Social psychologists' attitude-behavior theories can contribute to understanding science teachers' behaviors. Such understanding can, in turn, be used to improve professional development. This article describes leading ...
Assessment and science education: Our essential new priority?
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012-08)