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Reiser, Brian J.; Novak, Michael; McGill, Tara A. W.; Penuel, William R. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
The vision of the Framework and NGSS requires important shifts in teaching approaches and instructional materials. We argue that this commitment to engaging learners in meaningful practice and supporting students' epistemic agency entails that we support "coherence from the students' perspective." This coherence arises when students see…
Descriptors: Standards, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Story Telling
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Yilmaz-Tuzun, Ozgul; Topcu, Mustafa Sami – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2010
The research questions addressed in this study were: what types of epistemological beliefs do elementary students have; what types of metacognition do elementary students have; and what are the relationships among students' perceived characteristics of constructivist learning environment, metacognition, and epistemological beliefs. A total of 626…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Students, Factor Structure, Metacognition
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Ozkal, Kudret; Tekkaya, Ceren; Sungur, Semra; Cakiroglu, Jale; Cakiroglu, Erdinc – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2010
This study investigated students' scientific epistemological beliefs in relation to socio-economic status (SES) and gender. Data were obtained from 1,152 eight grade Turkish elementary school students using Scientific Epistemological Beliefs instrument. Canonical correlation analysis indicated that students with a working mother and educated…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Socioeconomic Status, Mothers, Multivariate Analysis