Cultivation of science identity through authentic science in an urban high school classroom
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DOI: 10.1007/s11422-015-9723-3
Abstract: AbstractThis study examined how a contextually based authentic science experience affected the science identities of urban high school students who have been marginalized during their K-12 science education. We examined students’ perceptions of the intervention… read more here.
Keywords: science; science identity; urban high; authentic science ... See more keywords
Assessing epistemological beliefs of experts and novices via practices in authentic science inquiry
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DOI: 10.1186/s40594-018-0157-9
Abstract: BackgroundAchieving science literacy requires learning disciplinary knowledge, science practices, and development of sophisticated epistemological beliefs about the nature of science and science knowledge. Although sophisticated epistemological beliefs about science are important for attaining science literacy,… read more here.
Keywords: science; epistemological beliefs; epistemology; science inquiry ... See more keywords