Refutation text in science education: A review of two decades of research

CD Tippett - International journal of science and mathematics …, 2010 - Springer
As people attempt to make sense of the world, they develop personal knowledge structures.
These structures often contain misconceptions—inaccurate or incomplete information—that …

A critical review of the refutation text literature: Methodological confounds, theoretical problems, and possible solutions

A Zengilowski, BA Schuetze, BL Nash… - Educational …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Refutation texts, rhetorical tools designed to reduce misconceptions, have garnered
attention across four decades and many studies. Yet, the ability of a refutation text to change …

Problem-based learning as a facilitator of conceptual change

SMM Loyens, SH Jones, J Mikkers, T van Gog - Learning and Instruction, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

The knowledge revision components (KReC) framework: Processes and mechanisms

P Kendeou, EJ O'Brien - 2014 - direct.mit.edu
16 The Knowledge Revision Components (KReC) Framework: Processes and Mechanisms
Page 1 In formal and informal settings we continually encode, use, integrate, and manipulate …

Determining the effectiveness of prompts for self-regulated learning in problem-solving scenarios

D Ifenthaler - Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 2012 - JSTOR
Cognitive scientists have studied internal cognitive structures, processes, and systems for
decades in order to understand how they function in human learning. In order to solve …

Knowledge revision processes in refutation texts

P Kendeou, EK Walsh, ER Smith… - Discourse Processes, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In the present set of experiments, we systematically examined the processes that occur
while reading texts designed to refute and explain commonsense beliefs that reside in …

Do fourth graders integrate text and picture in processing and learning from an illustrated science text? Evidence from eye-movement patterns

L Mason, MC Tornatora, P Pluchino - Computers & Education, 2013 - Elsevier
This study used eye-tracking methodology in the school setting to examine fourth graders'
online processing of text and graphics while reading an illustrated science text. We were …

Bridging reading comprehension and conceptual change in science education: The promise of refutation text

GM Sinatra, SH Broughton - Reading Research Quarterly, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The use of texts in science classrooms has waned significantly over the past two decades.
However, recently, researchers have shown renewed interest in the use of refutation texts as …

Using reading times and eye-movements to measure cognitive engagement

BW Miller - Educational psychologist, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Self-paced reading and eye-tracking can be used to measure microlevel student
engagement during science instruction. These methods imply a definition of engagement as …

Uncovering the effect of text structure in learning from a science text: An eye-tracking study

N Ariasi, L Mason - Instructional science, 2011 - Springer
This study examined whether reading a refutational or non-refutational text would induce
different cognitive processing, as revealed by eye-movement analyses. Unlike a standard …