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Peer reviewedGilbert, John K.; Boulter, Carolyn; Rutherford, Margaret – International Journal of Science Education, 1998
Seeks to identify some of the issues associated with the role of models in scientific explanations. Develops a typology of explanations and explores the notion of appropriateness in scientific explanations. Investigates the nature of models and their contribution to explanations. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGreca, Ileana Maria; Moreira, Marco Antonio – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Reviews science education research into representations constructed by students in their interactions with the world, its phenomena, and artefacts. Features discussions of mental models, conceptual models, and the activity of modeling. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
