The tip of the iceberg in organic chemistry classes: how do students deal with the invisible?

N Graulich - Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic chemistry education is one of the youngest research areas among all chemistry
related research efforts, and its published scholarly work has become vibrant and diverse …

Teaching and learning about complex systems in K–12 science education: A review of empirical studies 1995–2015

SA Yoon, SE Goh, M Park - Review of Educational Research, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of complex systems has been highlighted in recent science education policy in the
United States and has been the subject of important real-world scientific investigation …

Developing and using multiple models to promote scientific literacy in the context of socio-scientific issues

L Ke, TD Sadler, L Zangori, PJ Friedrichsen - Science & Education, 2021 - Springer
Learning science in the context of socio-scientific issues (SSI) can promote scientific literacy
that links science to everyday life and society. In this position paper, we argue that …

Drawing-to-learn: a framework for using drawings to promote model-based reasoning in biology

K Quillin, S Thomas - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2015 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The drawing of visual representations is important for learners and scientists alike, such as
the drawing of models to enable visual model-based reasoning. Yet few biology instructors …

Applications of systems thinking in STEM education

S York, R Lavi, YJ Dori, MK Orgill - Journal of Chemical Education, 2019 - ACS Publications
Systems thinking is a holistic approach for examining complex problems and systems that
focuses on the interactions among system components and the patterns that emerge from …

Using systems and systems thinking to unify biology education

J Momsen, EB Speth, S Wyse… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2022 - Am Soc Cell Biol
As biological science rapidly generates new knowledge and novel approaches to address
increasingly complex and integrative questions, biology educators face the challenge of …

Collaborative group engagement in a computer-supported inquiry learning environment

S Sinha, TK Rogat, KR Adams-Wiggins… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Computer-supported collaborative learning environments provide opportunities for students
to collaborate in inquiry-based practices to solve authentic problems, using technological …

Nonlinear learning underpinning pedagogy: evidence, challenges, and implications

JY Chow - Quest, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides a brief overview of the framework of nonlinear pedagogy and evidence
emanating from motor learning literature that underpins a nonlinear pedagogical approach …

Identifying essential epistemic heuristics for guiding mechanistic reasoning in science learning

C Krist, CV Schwarz, BJ Reiser - Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Mechanistic reasoning, or reasoning systematically through underlying factors and
relationships that give rise to phenomena, is a powerful thinking strategy that allows one to …

Developing a multi‐year learning progression for carbon cycling in socio‐ecological systems

L Mohan, J Chen, CW Anderson - Journal of Research in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This study reports on our steps toward achieving a conceptually coherent and empirically
validated learning progression for carbon cycling in socio‐ecological systems. It describes …