This chapter examines the case of threshold concepts, as an example of a theory being
developed and applied within higher education research. It traces the origins and meaning …

Abstract Background: Threshold concepts (TCs) are defined as ideas within a discipline that
are often conceptually difficult (“troublesome”), but when learned, transform a learner's …

Abstract Information overload, due the enthusiasm of curriculum developers for covering
everything, is a grave problem today. In the context of medicine, information load is integral …

This paper draws on doctoral research exploring the lived experiences of secondary school
students during their first year of A-level study, through the theoretical lens of the Threshold …

The field of science education has put effort into providing opportunities for students to
position themselves as epistemic agents pursuing the goal of making sense of natural …

Despite an acknowledgement in secondary education that the transition from GCSE to A
level brings with it a noticeable increase in the difficulty of work, there is a paucity of …

In this chapter, we discuss the nature of domain-specific new literacy and ways of its
integration into the core disciplinary curriculum. We have chosen environmental literacy as …

В статье поднимается проблема противоречия между возросшей ролью
естествознания в жизни современного человека и общества и довольно низкой …

This study explored how a cohort of undergraduate primary student teachers gathered,
understood and interpreted feedback through their personal and professional social …

The article raises the problem of the contradiction between the increased role of natural
science in the life of a modern person and society and the rather low natural science literacy …