Previous studies have documented that middle school students have a limited" knowledge
unproblematic" epistemology of science (ie, scientists steadily amass more facts about the …

Science educators have been interested in developing people's understanding of the
epistemology of science for a long time. Despite decades of research on students' ideas …

Students' beliefs about the nature of science and scientific knowledge are considered an
important and vital part of their science education (Duschl, 1994; Lederman, 1992; National …

Abstract The North American confusion of science with technology can cloud epistemic
views. This should be kept in mind as one reads the following analysis of students' views on …

Students' epistemological beliefs about scientific knowledge and practice are one important
influence on their approach to learning. This article explores the effects that students' inquiry …

At the start of their first semester, 35 college freshmen were given an interview probing (a)
their differentiation of scientists' ideas from evidence, and hypotheses from theories;(b) their …

The research reported here focuses on grade 7 (12‐year‐old) students' epistomological
views prior to and after exposure to a teaching unit especially developed to introduce the …

It has long been a goal of science education in the United States that students leave school
with a robust understanding of the nature of science. Decades of research show that this …

Epistemic practices are the socially organized and interactionally accomplished ways that
members of a group propose, communicate, assess, and legitimize knowledge claims …

This study sought to establish whether teachers' views about the nature of science and
scientific inquiry are reflected in their choice and design of learning experiences and …