Given little research using meta-analysis for SSI-based interventions and their limitations (e.g. data selection and analysis processes), further study is needed to validate previous findings and provide a broader sense of the effectiveness of SSI-based interventions in promoting scientific literacy. Therefore, this study aimed to…

We surveyed first year students at the start and at the end of their first semester of university biology (n = 285) as to their approaches to study ("surface", "deep") and their conceptions of biology ("fragmented", "cohesive"). Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group students who responded similarly…

Investigates students' beliefs about the tentativeness of scientific knowledge, and autonomy and strategies appropriate for science learning. Analyzes responses to a written beliefs test of 178 8th grade students and interviews with a subset of the students. Discusses instructional implications focusing on the potential roles of teachers and…