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Haskel-Ittah, Michal – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
Many studies have characterized students' difficulties in understanding and reasoning about scientific mechanisms. Some of those studies have drawn implications on teaching mechanisms and how to guide students while reasoning mechanistically. In this theoretical article, I claim that one component that has not garnered much attention in the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Science Process Skills, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
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Schwichow, Martin; Zimmerman, Corinne; Croker, Steve; Härtig, Hendrik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
The ability to design and interpret controlled experiments is an important scientific process skill and a common objective of science standards. Numerous intervention studies have investigated how the control-of-variables-strategy (CVS) can be introduced to students. However, a meta-analysis of 72 intervention studies found that the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Scientific Methodology, Teaching Methods, Science Process Skills