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Direct linkLevrini, Olivia, Ed.; Tasquier, Giulia, Ed.; Amin, Tamer G.; Branchetti, Laura; Levin, Mariana, Ed. – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2021
This book starts with the premise that beauty can be an engine of transformation and authentic engagement in an increasingly complex world. It presents an organized picture of highlights from the 13th European Science Education Research Association Conference, ESERA 2019, held in Bologna, Italy. The collection includes contributions that discuss…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Research, Climate, Multicultural Education
Carver, Sharon M., Ed.; Shrager, Jeff, Ed. – APA Books, 2012
The impulse to investigate the natural world is deeply rooted in our earliest childhood experiences. This notion has long guided researchers to uncover the cognitive mechanisms underlying the development of scientific reasoning in children. Until recently, however, research in cognitive development and education followed largely independent…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Science Education
Download full textLavoie, Derrick R., Ed. – 1995
This book attempts to review and extend current knowledge and perspectives on scientific problem solving by utilizing the framework of cognitive science. While the focus of the monograph is toward problem solving, its ultimate goal is the improvement of science teaching. Twelve chapters address problem solving in a variety of science content…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Crowley, Kevin, Ed.; Schunn, Christian D., Ed.; Okada, Takeshi, Ed. – 2001
This book focuses on three particular context-specific accounts of scientific thinking. The first section of the book presents research focused on extending knowledge of the fundamental components of scientific thinking. In the second section, research is presented that is focused primarily on how to build a structure for scientific thinking in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Light, Paul, Ed.; Butterworth, George – 1992
This collection of essays illustrates various aspects of the recent trend to situate accounts of cognitive development. The essays examine contextual sensitivity in relation to ecological theories of perception and cognition, and contrast intuitive reasoning in mathematical and other scientific domains with the child's difficulty with reasoning in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
This collection of 23 essays on the applications of technology in education, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, is divided into four chapters. The first chapter examines the effect of media on the message to be delivered, and includes essays on classroom use of television, the use of computers to support the learner, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights
Dunn, Rita, Ed.; Griggs, Shirley A., Ed. – 2000
The focus of this collection of essays is on new approaches to teaching in higher education. Selections are organized in five sections; the first section focuses on learning styles, while the remaining sections focus on applications in various academic disciplines. The chapters include: (1) "Capitalizing on College Students' Learning Styles:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Students
