ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Concept Formation	2
Epistemology	2
Knowledge Representation	2
Scientific Concepts	2
Beliefs	1
Case Studies	1
Cognitive Style	1
Constructivism (Learning)	1
Discourse Analysis	1
Elementary Secondary Education	1
Foreign Countries	1
Grade 8	1
Hands on Science	1
High Schools	1
Learning Strategies	1
Learning Theories	1
Physics	1
Secondary Education	1
Sociology	1
Student Attitudes	1
Student Reaction	1
More ▼

Source

Journal of Research in…	1
Science Education	1

Author

Lucas, Keith B.	1
Roth, Wolff-Michael	1
Tsai, Chin-Chung	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	2
Reports - Research	2

Education Level

Audience

Location

Taiwan

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

From "Truth" To "Invented Reality": A Discourse Analysis of High School Physics Students' Talk about Scientific Knowledge.

Peer reviewed

Roth, Wolff-Michael; Lucas, Keith B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997

Presents a study that analyzes an extensive database consisting of the written and oral discourse of students (N=23) as they described their thoughts on ontology, epistemology, and sociology of scientific knowledge. Contains 51 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Concept Formation, Discourse Analysis

An Analysis of Scientific Epistemological Beliefs and Learning Orientations of Taiwanese Eighth Graders.

Peer reviewed

Tsai, Chin-Chung – Science Education, 1998

Explores the interaction between scientific epistemological beliefs and learning orientations in a group of Taiwanese eighth-grade students. Suggests the importance of employing a constructivist philosophy in the classroom. Contains 55 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education