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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