This review examines 105 empirical studies that investigate students' views of the nature of
science (VNOS), effects of curricular interventions on changing students' VNOS, and …

Psychological and educational researchers have developed a flourishing research program
on epistemological dimensions of cognition (epistemic cognition). Contemporary …

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

The idea of family resemblance, when applied to science, can provide a powerful account of
the nature of science (NOS). In this chapter we develop such an account by taking into …

What is knowledge? How do we know what we know? What influence might this set of
beliefs have on how we think, reason, and learn? To offer a simple example, when I was …

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 …

International handbook of research in history, philosophy and science teaching Michael R.
Matthews Editor International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science …

Este artículo gira en torno a la inclusión de la naturaleza de la ciencia (NDC) en la
educación científica, y se divide en dos partes. En la primera, abordamos la controvertida …

This study sought to identify prominent features of the nature of science (NOS) embedded in
authentic scientific inquiry. Thirteen well‐established scientists from different parts of the …

Bioinformatics is an integral part of modern life sciences. It has revolutionized and redefined
how research is carried out and has had an enormous impact on biotechnology, medicine …