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Direct linkZangori, Laura; Vo, Tina; Forbes, Cory T.; Schwarz, Christina V. – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Scientific modelling is a key practice in which K-12 students should engage to begin developing robust conceptual understanding of natural systems, including water. However, little past research has explored primary students' learning about groundwater, engagement in scientific modelling, and/or the ways in which teachers conceptualise and…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Quasiexperimental Design
Zangori, Laura; Forbes, Cory T.; Schwarz, Christina V. – Science & Education, 2015
Opportunities to generate model-based explanations are crucial for elementary students, yet are rarely foregrounded in elementary science learning environments despite evidence that early learners can reason from models when provided with scaffolding. We used a quasi-experimental research design to investigate the comparative impact of a scaffold…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Task Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
