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ERIC Number: EJ671100
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Anomalies as a Catalyst for Middle School Students' Knowledge Construction and Scientific Reasoning during Science Inquiry.
Echevarria, Marissa
Journal of Educational Psychology, v95 n2 p357-74 Jun 2003
Knowledge construction and scientific reasoning were examined during a unit in genetics, in which anomalies were used as a catalyst for student learning. Students used genetics simulation software to develop hypotheses and run tests of fruit fly crosses to develop mental models of simple dominance trait transmission. Instruction was intended to support discovery of anomalous patterns and development of explanations. (Contains 32 references, 8 tables, and 5 figures.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Genetics, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Acquisition