Science educators increasingly seek to support students' participation in scientific practices,
particularly epistemic practices, that is, those that ground authority for knowing in the …

This article presents a systematic review of research on the achievement outcomes of all
types of approaches to teaching science in elementary schools. Study inclusion criteria …

While there has been considerable research attention paid to ways of supporting students to
interpret and apply the multi modal representations that constitute scientific understanding …

Abstract At the 2015 NARST: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Science Teaching and
Learning Through Research Annual International Conference, a group of scholars held an …

ABSTRACT A cognitive and a guidance dimension can describe the support of students'
conceptual understanding in inquiry-based science education. The role of guidance for …

As the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts (ELA)/literacy and
the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) highlight connections across subject areas …

Stronger metacognition, or awareness and regulation of thinking, is related to higher
academic achievement. Most metacognition research has focused at the level of the …

Marinyo is a culture left by the Portuguese around the 15th century in Maluku. The purpose
of this study was to find out to what extent students' misconceptions about the concept of …

This case study investigated the nature of the discussions generated when three preservice
primary teachers made a narrated stop-motion animation called “Slowmation” to explain the …

Many preservice primary teachers have inadequate science knowledge, which often limits
their confidence in implementing the subject. This paper proposes a new way for preservice …