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Direct linkSeah, Lay Hoon; Clarke, David; Hart, Christina – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
This study examines how a class of Grade 7 students employed linguistic resources to explain density differences. Drawing from the same data-set as a previous study by, we take a language perspective to investigate the challenges students face in learning the concept of density. Our study thus complements previous research on learning about…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle School Students, Scientific Concepts, Language Usage
Chen, Ying-Chih; Lin, Jia-Ling; Chen, Yen-Ting – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2014
Argumentation is one of the central practices in science learning and helps deepen students' conceptual understanding. Students should learn how to communicate ideas including procedure tests, data interpretations, and investigation outcomes in verbal and written forms through argument structure. This article presents a negotiation model to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
