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Peer reviewedKelly, Gregory J.; Chen, Catherine; Prothero, William – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Examines how instruction in scientific writing in a university oceanography course communicated epistemological positions of the discipline. Uses an ethnographic perspective to explore how teachers and students came to define particular views of disciplinary knowledge. Identifies epistemological issues such as uses of evidence, role of expertise,…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Discourse Modes, Epistemology, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKeys, Carolyn W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Examines the thinking processes of 16 eighth grade science writers during laboratory report writing and explores the possibility that writing can contribute directly to science learning. Five students exhibited no mental reflection during writing whereas nine students demonstrated scientific problem solving including hypothesis and evidence…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Grade 8, Laboratory Experiments, Middle Schools
