Modeling is a powerful science and engineering practice (National Research Council,
2012). The core work of modeling is embodying, using, and refining ideas through iteratively …

Engaging students in modeling in a disciplinarily productive way is both important and
challenging for teachers. While our prior research as well as that of others indicates that …

The ability to develop and use models to explain phenomena is a key component of the Next
Generation Science Standards, and without examples of what modeling instruction looks …

This article provides an introduction for the special issue of the Journal of Science Education
and Technology focused on science teaching and learning with models. The article provides …

Developing understanding of models and proficiency with modeling practice is challenging
for both teachers and students. This 2‐year study first investigated existing instructional …

In the past decade, reform efforts in science education have increasingly attended to
engaging students in scientific practices such as scientific modeling. Engaging students in …

Science education involves learning about phenomena at three levels: concrete (facts and
generalizations), conceptual (concepts and theories), and metaconceptual …

Elementary teachers play a crucial role in supporting and scaffolding students' model-based
reasoning about natural phenomena, particularly complex systems such as the water cycle …

Teachers' instructional practices are critical for guiding students' engagement in scientific
practices within the classroom knowledge building community. In this study, we seek to …

The study documents the absence of a framework from existing research that would provide
information about the constituent components of learners 'modeling competence, and …