We investigated whether problem-based learning (PBL) can foster conceptual change.
Students were randomly assigned to a PBL, lecture-based, or self-study group, all receiving …

What is the nature of human thought? A long dominant view holds that the mind is a general
problem-solving device that approaches all questions in much the same way. Chomsky's …

Recently, there have been a number of advances in technology, including in mobile devices,
globalization of companies, display technologies and healthcare, all of which require …

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students
and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Uses common myths as a …

The development of scientific thinking skills. The development of scientific thinking skills.
Citation Kuhn, D., Amsel, E., O'Loughlin, M., Schauble, L., Leadbeater, B., & Yotive, W. (1988) …

This paper presents a preliminary attempt to characterize number sense theoretically as a
form of cognitive expertise. I propose a way to view conceptual domains using a metaphor of …

This paper has two aims. First, it reviews literature about conceptual change and about the
study of concepts more broadly. The principal claim is that much prior work has suffered from …

There are many ways to understand the gap in science learning and achievement
separating low‐income, ethnic minority and linguistic minority children from more …

Students' beliefs about knowledge and learning in a domain may have a significant effect on
how they approach the material and on what they learn. This article describes a study of …

The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to the growing body of research on
the development of scientific reasoning skills. The focus is on the reasoning and problem …