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

An account that analyzes the dynamic reasoning processes implicated in a fundamental
problem of creativity in science: how does genuine novelty emerge from existing …

The study of mental representations constructed by students in their interactions with the
world, its phenomena and artefacts, constitutes an important line of research in science …

Findings generated by recent research in science education, international debate on the
guiding purposes of science education and the nature of scientific and technological literacy …

Three studies were conducted to examine the relation of spatial visualization to solving
kinematics problems that involved either predicting the two‐dimensional motion of an object …

The central aim of science is to make sense of the world. To move forward as a community
endeavor, sense-making must be systematic and focused. The question then is how do …

Models and modelling play a central role in the nature of science, in its conduct, in the
accreditation and dissemination of its outcomes, as well as forming a bridge to technology …

This paper addresses how specific modeling practices employed by scientists are
productive methods of conceptual change in science. Within philosophy, where the …

This book is the culmination of over twenty years of work toward a pedagogical theory that
promotes experiential learning of model-laden theory and inquiry in science. It is primarily …

This book is a guide for teachers, student teachers, teacher educators, science education
researchers and curriculum developers who wish to get to grips with the vast and complex …