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Berson, Eric Bruckner – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation introduces the construct of "worthwhileness" as an important aspect of students' "practical" epistemologies of science (Sandoval, 2005). Specifically, it examines how students conceptualize what makes a scientific research question worthwhile, through a close analysis of the criteria they use for…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Epistemology, Elementary School Students, High School Students