An essential aspect of scientific practice involves grappling with the generation of
predictions, representations, interpretations, investigations, and communications related to …

In a traditional lecturing environment, students possess limited agency in accepting or
rejecting information provided by teachers. A higher level of student agency involves …

Sensemaking has been advocated as a core practice of science education to support
students in constructing their own understanding through a prolonged trajectory. However …

Grappling with uncertainty is an essential element of students' science learning and sense‐
making processes, yet literature is limited regarding how teachers can facilitate and use …

Although previous studies have revealed that knowledge gaps, which refer to differences in
what individuals want to know and what they already know, lead to curiosity, students may …

Learning is a multifaceted process that involves acquiring knowledge and restructuring
mental representations through conceptual change (Widia et al., 2022). Cognitive conflict …

This study explored the scientific uncertainties raised by students during small-group
scientific argumentation and how the uncertainties contributed to the argumentation. A total …

Productive struggle is a process in which students expend effort to grapple with perplexing
problems and make sense of something that is not immediately apparent and beyond their …

This study explores the implementation of an eclipse diorama project as a strategy to
enhance students' scientific literacy. In the Contact phase, the teacher introduces the …

This study reviews the literature to explore the meaning of uncertainty in science education,
how students navigate uncertainty in scientific practices, and how teachers can support …