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Erduran, Sibel – 1998
This paper reports on an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for the characterization of models and modeling that can be useful in application to chemistry education. The underlying argument marks a departure from an emphasis on concepts that are the outcomes of chemical inquiry about how knowledge growth occurs through modeling in chemistry.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation

Abrams, Eleanor; Southerland, Sherry; Cummins, Catherine – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Describes trends in students' explanations of biological change in organisms. Student responses to questions on how graphically depicted phenomena occur were analyzed and most students were unable to offer causal explanations. (Contains 27 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Educational Strategies

Fisher, Brian – School Science Review, 2001
Examines quantitative models in school physics, looking particularly at the degree to which they match the real world. Explores the positive aspects of a mismatch between models and real world conditions. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Brandt, Ludo; Elen, Jan; Hellemans, Jacqueline; Heerman, Luc; Couwenberg, Ina; Volckaert, Liesbeth; Morisse, Heidi – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Explores whether construction of integrated knowledge structures by students can be stimulated by concept mapping and better visualization of concepts and their interrelationships. Significant effects of concept mapping as an instructional method could not be detected. (Contains 18 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, College Curriculum

Shipstone, David; Cheng, Peter C-H. – School Science Review, 2001
Shows how box diagrams and AVOW diagrams may be used to solve problems concerning networks of resistors that obey Ohm's Law. Presents outcomes and feedback from students and teachers. Concludes with suggestions as to how these techniques might be incorporated into the teaching of basic circuit theory. (Contains 22 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Electric Circuits, Electricity, Foreign Countries