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Co-Development of Conceptual Understanding and Critical Attitude: Analyzing Texts on Radiocarbon Dating
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Décamp, N.; Viennot, L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
This research documents the impact of a teaching interview aimed at developing a critical attitude in students, and focused on a particular topic: radiocarbon dating. This teaching interview is designed to observe students' reaction to limited written explanations of the phenomenon under study, and their possible frustration or intellectual…
Descriptors: Interviews, Critical Thinking, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction
The Importance of Language in Students' Reasoning about Heat in Thermodynamic Processes
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Brookes, David T.; Etkina, Eugenia – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Researchers believe that the way that students talk, specifically the language that they use, can offer a window into their reasoning processes. Yet the connection between what students are saying and what they are actually thinking can be ambiguous. We present the results of an exploratory interview study with 10 participants, designed to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Thermodynamics, Language Usage