The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to the growing body of research on
the development of scientific reasoning skills. The focus is on the reasoning and problem …

Common-sense intuitions can be useful guides in everyday life and problem solving.
However, they can also impede formal science learning and provide the basis for robust …

Essentialism is the idea that certain categories, such as" dog,"" man," or" intelligence," have
an underlying reality or true nature that gives objects their identity. Where does this idea …

Learning of complex material, such as concepts encountered in science classrooms, can
occur under at least three different conditions of prior knowledge. First, a student may have …

Conceptual change research investigates the processes through which learners
substantially revise prior knowledge and acquire new concepts. Tracing its heritage to …

This article offers a plausible domain-general explanation for why some concepts of
processes are resistant to instructional remediation although other, apparently similar …

The multidisciplinary study of complex systems in the physical and social sciences over the
past quarter of a century has led to the articulation of important new conceptual perspectives …

" A fascinating, empathetic book"--Wall Street Journal Humans are born to create theories
about the world--unfortunately, we're usually wrong and bad theories keep us from …

The emergence and distribution of beliefs about the origins of species is investigated in
Christian fundamentalist and nonfundamentalist school communities, with participants …

Beim Vorwissen Ihrer SchülerInnen anknüpfen! Schülervorstellungen sind ein klassisches
Thema psychologischer und fachdidaktischer Lehr-und Lernforschung. Ohne deren …