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Direct linkHmelo-Silver, Cindy E.; Jordan, Rebecca; Eberbach, Catherine; Sinha, Suparna – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2017
In this paper, we share results from a classroom intervention that used a conceptual representation to support reasoning about ecosystems. Engaging students in modeling allows them to make their ideas visible while being malleable and available for discussion, which enables students to make meaning out of systems. Further, the…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Thinking Skills, Ecology, Models
