Science education is often challenged by students׳ misconceptions about various
phenomena. Recent studies show that these misconceptions coexist with scientific …

This article presents a critical and systematic review of the science education research
literature that explores the response of learners to contradicting information (anomalous …

The study of human learning continues to develop and expand. As researchers from various
theoretical traditions test their ideas and hypotheses in basic and applied settings, their …

Los últimos años han atestiguado grandes avances teóricos en el campo del aprendizaje y
un rápido crecimiento en la investigación de ambientes educativos. Asimismo, el tema del …

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

Bringing together multiple sources of data and combining existing theories across language
teacher cognition, teacher education, second language motivation and psychology, this …

Whole‐class discussion is a common instructional approach used by secondary science
teachers. When orchestrated well, such an approach can provide students with opportunities …

Epistemic criteria are the standards used to evaluate scientific products (eg, models,
evidence, arguments). In this study, we analyzed epistemic criteria for good models …

The purpose of this study was to investigate Ethiopian physics undergraduate students'
conceptual change in the concepts of electric potential and energy (EPE) and …

Scientific thinking and reasoning have traditionally been challenges for both teachers and
students. So much so that there has been speculation as to whether human behavior can be …