Beyond Hypothesis Testing
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DOI: 10.1007/s11191-020-00185-9
Abstract: Recent reforms in science education have promoted students’ understanding of how science works, including the methodological approaches used by scientists. Given that teachers are expected to teach and promote methodological pluralism, it is worth examining… read more here.
Keywords: beyond hypothesis; science; understanding scientific; brandon matrix ... See more keywords
Relational Scaffolding Enhances Children’s Understanding of Scientific Models
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DOI: 10.1177/0956797619864601
Abstract: Models are central to the practice and teaching of science. Yet people often fail to grasp how scientific models explain their observations of the world. Realizing the explanatory power of a model may require aligning… read more here.
Keywords: understanding scientific; enhances children; scaffolding; children understanding ... See more keywords