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Cardetti, Fabiana; LeMay, Steven – PRIMUS, 2019
In this article we present the results of a study focused on engaging students in argumentation to support their growth as mathematical learners, which in turn strengthens their science learning experiences. We identify five argumentation categories that promote the learning of argumentation skills and enrich mathematical reasoning at the…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Abstract Reasoning, Mathematics Skills, Science Process Skills
Ramful, Ajay; Narod, Fawzia Bibi – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2014
This interdisciplinary study sketches the ways in which proportional reasoning is involved in the solution of chemistry problems, more specifically, problems involving quantities in chemical reactions (commonly referred to as stoichiometry problems). By building on the expertise of both mathematics and chemistry education research, the present…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Logic, Chemistry
Bajracharya, Rabindra R.; Thompson, John R. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Problem solving, which often involves multiple steps, is an integral part of physics learning and teaching. Using the perspective of the epistemic game, we documented a specific game that is commonly pursued by students while solving mathematically based physics problems: the "analytical derivation" game. This game involves deriving an…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Epistemology, Games, Problem Solving
Smith, Trevor I.; Mountcastle, Donald B.; Thompson, John R. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
We present results of our investigation into student understanding of the physical significance and utility of the Boltzmann factor in several simple models. We identify various justifications, both correct and incorrect, that students use when answering written questions that require application of the Boltzmann factor. Results from written data…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Yilmaz, Ismail – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
The purpose of this case study is to reveal prospective science teachers' knowledge and achievement levels in electricity-related subjects. The data for the study were collected from 44 prospective teachers using three measurement tools. The data were then analyzed using software developed for the Probability and Possibility Calculation Statistics…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Knowledge Level, Teaching Methods, Probability
Wavering, Michael James – School Science and Mathematics, 2011
In his last book, "Toward a Logic of Meanings" (Piaget & Garcia, 1991), Jean Piaget describes how thought can be categorized into a form of propositional logic, a logic of meanings. The intent of this article is to offer this analysis by Piaget as a means to understand the language and teaching of science. Using binary propositions, conjunctions,…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Classrooms, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction
Bouhnik, Dan; Giat, Yahel – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
The rapid changes in information technology in recent years have rendered current high school curricula unable to cope with student needs. In consequence, students do not possess the proper skills required in today's information era. Specifically, many students lack the skills to search efficiently for information. Moreover, even when abundant…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Critical Reading, Social Sciences, High School Students
Babai, Reuven; Brecher, Tali; Stavy, Ruth; Tirosh, Dina – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2006
One theoretical framework which addresses students' conceptions and reasoning processes in mathematics and science education is the intuitive rules theory. According to this theory, students' reasoning is affected by intuitive rules when they solve a wide variety of conceptually non-related mathematical and scientific tasks that share some common…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Probability, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills

Bodner, George M.; McMillen, Theresa L. B. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Examines the hypothesis that there are preliminary stages in problem solving that are often neglected in teaching chemistry. Discusses correlations calculated between the student's ability to handle disembedding and cognitive restructuring tasks in the spatial domain and ability to solve chemistry problems. (TW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Science

Piburn, Michael D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Found grades in science achieved by tenth-grade general science students correlated with their scores on Propositional Logic Test. The students' ability level was consistently related to the pattern of errors they committed on that measure. Mean scores were lowest on a subtest of ability to use the bicondition and implication, higher on the…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 10