This paper introduces project-based learning (PBL) features for developing technological,
curricular, and pedagogical supports to engage students in computational thinking (CT) …

The development of metaknowledge about models (MKM) and metaknowledge about the
modelling process (MKP) are important in pre-service science teachers (PSTs) education …

Complex systems are made up of many entities, whose interactions emerge into distinct
collective patterns. Computational modeling platforms can provide a powerful means to …

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of an intervention on primary
school students' construction of knowledge on ocean acidification and the development of …

Modeling is a key scientific and engineering practice. Scientists develop and use models to
communicate and critique their ideas. Students are expected to engage in the modeling …

As human society advances, new scientific challenges are constantly emerging. The use of
systems thinking (ST) and computational thinking (CT) can help elucidate these problems …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic showed the critical importance of supporting teachers'
and students' systems thinking when making sense of complex phenomena. This study sets …

Methods: 27 PBTs concept maps of COVID-19 outbreak were collected and taken for
analysis. Structural and complexity attributes were identified in participants' concept maps …

The report summarizes the results from recent research and development projects that
focused on modeling and simulations in science education. The Discovery Research PreK …

Science education reforms have been pushing for evidentiary reasoning to become a
central part of classroom instruction (Quinn, Schweingruber, & Keller, 2012). Yet, how to …