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White, Brian – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This paper presents a generally applicable method for characterizing subjects' hypothesis-testing behaviour based on a synthesis that extends on previous work. Beginning with a transcript of subjects' speech and videotape of their actions, a Reasoning Map is created that depicts the flow of their hypotheses, tests, predictions, results, and…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Hypothesis Testing, Biology, Maps
Tatsuoka, Kikumi K. – 1988
When learning is taking place, students test their hypotheses and evaluate them, and modify their current theories on the basis of new information. This phenomenon is known as "hypothesis testing view" or "theory changes." Many students change their rules to another while they are taking a test. This study introduced a new…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Equations (Mathematics), Hypothesis Testing
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Oshima, Jun; Oshima, Ritsuko; Murayama, Isao; Inagaki, Shigenori; Takenaka, Makiko; Nakayama, Hayashi; Yamaguchi, Etsuji – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This paper reports design experiments on two Japanese elementary science lesson units in a sixth-grade classroom supported by computer support for collaborative learning (CSCL) technology as a collaborative reflection tool. We took different approaches in the experiments depending on their instructional goals. In the unit 'air and how things…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries