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Jonte C. Taylor; James D. Stocker; Starlette M. Sharp; William Therrien; Brian Hand – School Science and Mathematics, 2025
Students with disabilities (SWD) have consistently been excluded in science in science classrooms. As inquiry-based instruction is the preferred method of science instruction, finding the best ways to teach using inquiry as an inclusive methodology is essential. The Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) is an argument-based inquiry approach that has…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Jihyun Hwang; Niphon Chanlen; Gamze Karaer; Brian Hand – Educational Researcher, 2025
This study investigated the long-term impact of the science writing heuristic (SWH) approach on students' science achievement, focusing on differences between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups. Through a longitudinal design, students were divided into control and treatment (at least 1 year of SWH) groups. Polynomial growth mixed…
Descriptors: Science Education, Content Area Writing, Heuristics, Science Achievement
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Qi Si; Jee K. Suh; Jale Ercan-Dursun; Brian Hand; Gavin W. Fulmer – International Journal of Science Education, 2025
Language is a fundamental tool for learning science. This study highlights the importance of teacher knowledge in utilising language as a tool for knowledge generation in the classrooms. This case study examines elementary teachers' development of declarative, procedural, and epistemic knowledge related to using language, particularly focusing on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Epistemology, Knowledge Level, Elementary School Science