Seeking a comprehensive theory about the development of scientific thinking

D Lombardi, GM Sinatra, JM Bailey… - Educational Psychology …, 2024 - Springer
Our technological, information-rich society thrives because of scientific thinking. However, a
comprehensive theory of the development of scientific thinking remains elusive. Building on …

Talking about credibility, students, and facilitation: Opportunities to learn about teaching online evaluations in rehearsal debriefs

S McGrew - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2025 - Elsevier
Teachers need opportunities to learn to teach online evaluations as pressure grows on
schools to teach these skills. Debriefs after teachers rehearse facilitating discussions about …

Science learning and teaching

D Lombardi, JM Bailey - Handbook of educational psychology, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
The US National Science Foundation (NSF), under Grant No. 2027376, 2201012, and
2201015, supported some of the research presented in this chapter. Any opinions, findings …

Discourse and agency during scaffolded middle school science instruction

D Lombardi, AM Matewos, J Jaffe, V Zohery… - Discourse …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Instructional scaffolds may promote science learning, particularly for topics that are
controversial. Scaffolding may also need to be autonomy supportive, particularly for …

Learning about science topics of social relevance using lower and higher autonomy-supportive scaffolds

EC Schoute, JM Bailey, D Lombardi - Contemporary Educational …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of plausible alternative explanations of scientific phenomena is an
authentic scientific activity. Instructional scaffolding can facilitate students' engagement in …

Climate crisis mitigation and adaptation: educational and developmental psychology's responsibility in helping face this threat

D Lombardi - Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Human activities have caused major impacts on Earth's climate systems. Aptly
called the climate crisis, severe, pervasive, and irreversible impacts are occurring around …

Pre-service science teachers' evaluations of alternative perspectives on socio-scientific issues: Stem cell and cloning technologies

HO Arslan, B Durak - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examined how the pre-service science teachers (PSTs)(1) connect some pieces
of evidence and the perspectives on stem cell and cloning technologies,(2) evaluate these …

Students' scientific evaluations of astronomical origins

A Dobaria, JM Bailey, TG Klavon… - Astronomy Education …, 2022 - par.nsf.gov
Students often encounter alternative explanations about astronomical phenomena.
However, inconsistent with astronomers' practices, students may not be scientific, critical …

Climate change discussion with family and friends and media exposure's influence on support for decarbonisation policies in Hong Kong: the mediating role of climate …

PD Simon, JJBR Aruta, LK Fryer… - Educational and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective We aimed to examine the mediating effect of climate worry on the association
between two predictors (frequency of climate change discussion with family and friends and …

Scientific evaluations and plausibility judgements in middle school students' learning about geoscience topics

TG Klavon, S Mohan, JB Jaffe, T Stogianos… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Socially relevant geoscience topics may be difficult for students to learn. For example,
connecting hydraulic fracturing to Midwestern US earthquake swarms and using the fossil …