With the growing emphasis on the development of scientific inquiry skills, the display and
interpretation of data are becoming increasingly important. Graph interpretation competence …

Data are becoming increasingly important in science and society, and thus data literacy is a
vital asset to students as they prepare for careers in and outside science, technology …

Modelling as an element in scientific methodology and models as the outcome of modelling
are both important aspects of the conduct of science and hence of science education. The …

This research was based on the need for improving critical and creative thinking skills of
student in the 21-st century. In this research, we have implemented HOT-Lab model for topic …

Our goal in this article is to provide research-based strategies for embedding Nature of
Science (NOS) into science instruction at the elementary level. We thus intend to aid …

Most undergraduate chemistry courses and a few high school honors courses, which focus
on physical chemistry and quantum mechanics, are highly mathematically-oriented. At the …

Authentic,“messy data” contain variability that comes from many sources, such as natural
variation in nature, chance occurrences during research, and human error. It is this …

Lab activities are an important element of an undergraduate physics course. In these lab
activities, students construct and interpret graphs in order to connect the procedures of the …

With the goal of producing scientifically literate citizens who are able to make informed
decisions and reason critically when science intersects with their everyday lives, the …

ABSTRACT The Next Generation Science Standards articulate a new vision for K-12
science learning that engages students in disciplinary practices to encourage deeper …