Students of science often have difficulty with causal explanations.Such explanations involve coherent arguments. This paper reports a scheme that could be used by teachers to stress the essential role of propositions in the development of explanations
An essential goal of classroom science is to help all students become scientifically literate to enc...
Within the last decades, there has been an increasing interest in the creation of learning environme...
Graduation date: 2007Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry-based ...
The construction of scientific explanations, as a key scientific practice, has been highlighted in p...
This paper reports on the design and enactment of an instructional strategy aimed to support student...
The ways in which science teachers explain science concepts to students are complex and rich phenome...
This paper presents an analysis of the different types of reasoning and physical explanation used in...
The relationship between teaching and argumentation is becoming a crucial issue in the field of educ...
The co-ordination between theory and evidence is an outstanding characteristic of scien¬tific thinki...
It is recognised that the nature of talk between teachers and students is highly significant that se...
There is a current research interest into high-leverage teaching practices which are geared towards ...
Constructing scientific explanations is an essential aspect of engaging in scientific inquiry in cla...
The thesis is concerned with the act of explanation in classroom\ud contexts, with emphasis upon sec...
The idea of causality is central in science and has long given rise to debate among philosophers and...
Secondary school students find it difficult to write elaborated causal explanations of scientific ph...
An essential goal of classroom science is to help all students become scientifically literate to enc...
Within the last decades, there has been an increasing interest in the creation of learning environme...
Graduation date: 2007Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry-based ...
The construction of scientific explanations, as a key scientific practice, has been highlighted in p...
This paper reports on the design and enactment of an instructional strategy aimed to support student...
The ways in which science teachers explain science concepts to students are complex and rich phenome...
This paper presents an analysis of the different types of reasoning and physical explanation used in...
The relationship between teaching and argumentation is becoming a crucial issue in the field of educ...
The co-ordination between theory and evidence is an outstanding characteristic of scien¬tific thinki...
It is recognised that the nature of talk between teachers and students is highly significant that se...
There is a current research interest into high-leverage teaching practices which are geared towards ...
Constructing scientific explanations is an essential aspect of engaging in scientific inquiry in cla...
The thesis is concerned with the act of explanation in classroom\ud contexts, with emphasis upon sec...
The idea of causality is central in science and has long given rise to debate among philosophers and...
Secondary school students find it difficult to write elaborated causal explanations of scientific ph...
An essential goal of classroom science is to help all students become scientifically literate to enc...
Within the last decades, there has been an increasing interest in the creation of learning environme...
Graduation date: 2007Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry-based ...
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