In this long-awaited book, Timothy J. Lensmire examines the problems and promise of
progressive literacy education. He does this by developing a series of striking metaphors in …

Explaining Value is a selection of the best of Gilbert Harman's shorter writings in moral
philosophy. The thirteen essays, originally published between 1967 and 1999, are divided …

The book demonstrates the importance of history and philosophyof science for science
education. It provides a case study of thependulum, showing the pivotal role played by the …

This article pulls into the empirical realm a longstanding theoretical debate about the prior
knowledge students bring to bear when learning scientific concepts and representations …

Chapitre 1 Les conceptions actuelles de l'analogie 1.1 Les types de similitudes 1.1. 1 Les
similitudes structurales 1.1. 2 Similitudes pragmatiques, syntaxiques et sémantiques 1.1. 3 …

We report on an experimental course in geometrical optics which heavily incorporates
historical models accounting for light, vision, optical images, and others. The design and …

Graphics, such as maps, have been used since ancient times to portray things that are
inherently visual. More recently, graphics such as diagrams and graphs, have been used to …

Science is devoted to understanding and explaining the natural world and a goal of science
education is to communicate science knowledge to novice science learners and non …

This paper describes a laboratory-based program in physics designed to help students build
effective links between the mathematical equations used to solve problems in mechanics …

Genetics are coming to play an increasing role in biomedical understanding of common
diseases. The implication of such findings is that at-risk individuals may be offered predictive …