Instructional explanations have sometimes been described as an ineffective way to teach
science, representing a transmissive view of learning. However, science teachers frequently …

There is a growing research examining the use of visual diagrams in scientific explanations.
However, current research in this area is mostly based on case studies involving a few …

Background Physics textbooks are a learning resource for students to acquire knowledge
and information. The findings of previous studies on physics textbooks analysis have mostly …

The aim of this research was to assess students' ability to explain scientific phenomena by
means of a POE pedagogical tool. To achieve this aim, we conducted home experiments in …

This paper highlights the ability of secondary school students to provide a scientific
explanation to support their option of the multiple-choice question. Sixty-four students from a …

Among the many decisions to be made in their teaching practice, physics teachers must
decide how to explain each particular phenomenon to students. This study explores student …

The teaching materials in this study were developed using a scientific approach in terms of
the structure of their preparation and development. They were developed to direct students …

According to Einstein, common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down
in the mind before the age of eighteen. Even though experiments have repeatedly confirmed …

The purpose of this research is to compare the aspects of scientific explanation and identify
the patterns of scientific explanation in several books. The textbooks sampled in this study …

Περίληψη Η παρούσα εργασία αναφέρεται στις σημαντικότερες ερευνητικές προσπάθειες των
τελευταίων 20 χρόνων της επαγγελματικής μου ζωής. Αναπτύσσεται σε 5 βασικές θεματικές …