Recent research in science education examines learning from four perspectives which we
characterize as a concept-learning focus, a developmental focus, a differential focus, and a …

Supercapattery is the generic name for various electrochemical energy storage (EES)
devices combining the merits of battery (high energy density) and supercapacitor (high …

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

The ability to design unconfounded experiments and make valid inferences from their
outcomes is an essential skill in scientific reasoning. The present study addressed an …

Internet Environments for Science Education synthesizes 25 years of research to identify
effective, technology-enhanced ways to convert students into lifelong science learners--one …

Decisions are influenced by a variety of fallacies and biases that we can learn how to avoid.
Critical thinking values, knowledge, and skills, therefore, are integral to evidence-based …

Linn and Hsi show how computers, teachers, and peers can serve as learning partners--
helping students build on their ideas and become lifelong science learners. They invite …

Frameworks that seek to understand how knowledge restructuring occurs and how to build a
learning environment that facilitates this restructuring raise important philosophical …

This study identified and quantified chemistry conceptions students use when solving
chemical equilibrium problems requiring application of Le Chatelier's principle, and …

This second edition of The Child as Thinker has been thoroughly revised and updated to
provide an informed and accessible overview of the varied and extensive literature on …