Recent research suggests that drawing activities can help students learn concepts in the
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In particular …

Computational thinking (CT) is being recognized as a critical component of student success
in the digital era. Many contend that integrating CT into core curricula is the surest method …

Representation is an important element for teaching and learning mathematics since
utilization of multiple modes of representation would enhance teaching and learning …

Should science learners be challenged to draw more? Certainly making visualizations is
integral to scientific thinking. Scientists do not use words only but rely on diagrams, graphs …

Wie lernen Menschen und wie kann man ihnen dabei helfen? In diesem Lehrbuch werden
Theorien und sie stützende empirische Befunde dargestellt, auf deren Grundlage …

Contributors Indigo Esmonde, University of Toronto; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University;
Wolff‐Michael Roth, University of Victoria; Dan L. Schwartz and Jessica Tsang, Stanford …

Constructing Representations to Learn in Science Current research into student learning in
science has shifted attention from the traditional cognitivist perspectives of conceptual …

Abstract The Learning Physics through Play Project (LPP) engaged 6–8 year old students
(n= 43) in a series of scientific investigations of Newtonian force and motion including a …

Within the domain of mathematics, representations may be thought of as internal—
abstractions of mathematical ideas or cognitive schemata that are developed by a learner …

Findings generated by recent research in science education, international debate on the
guiding purposes of science education and the nature of scientific and technological literacy …