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Sherin, Bruce – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
In this commentary, the author presents his thoughts on two papers appearing in this special issue. The first, "The Importance of Language in Students' Reasoning about Heat in Thermodynamic Processes," by David T. Brookes and Eugenia Etkina (See: EJ1060728), and the second, "Varying Use of Conceptual Metaphors Across Levels of…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Science Education, Schemata (Cognition), Science Instruction
Allen, Jedediah W. P.; Bickhard, Mark H. – Cognitive Development, 2013
We would like to thank the commentators for their time and thoughtfulness--the commentaries are, in general, engaging and informative. Interestingly, most of the discussion has to do with the nature of representation, not with our basic critique of nativist infant research. Regarding the latter, there seems to be general agreement. Regarding…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Interaction, Developmental Psychology, Research Methodology