The field of science education has become increasingly interested in understanding the
nature and relationship of discourse processes and social practices in instructional settings …

Epistemic practices are the socially organized and interactionally accomplished ways that
members of a group propose, communicate, assess, and legitimize knowledge claims …

Enhancing students' understanding of aspects of the nature of science (NOS) recommended
by the science education community is an important goal of science instruction. This can …

Abstract Argumentation is a core practice of science that inherently contains uncertainty.
Relatively few studies have examined the role of uncertainty within argumentation and how …

Classroom discussions have become a centerpiece of reform efforts in science education
because talk mediates the joint co‐constructing of knowledge in science classrooms …

Although research and policy suggest science and mathematics teachers should attend to
their student's thinking during instruction, our field has inadequately defined what that …

The term “environmental education” is now approaching 60 years old and is well
established in education circles. There are journals, handbooks, curricula, and associations …

The article compares the concepts of epistemology of science versus epistemology for
science. Topics discussed include the value of a model of epistemology and learning and …

During the past two decades, engineering has steadily gained traction as an essential part
of PreK–12 education. Many students now engage with engineering lessons during high …

Teleology has been described as an intuitive cognitive bias and as a major type of student
conception. There is controversy regarding whether teleological explanations are a central …