Our paper is an analytical review of the design, development and reporting of learning
progressions and teaching sequences. Research questions are:(1) what criteria are being …

As students learn biology at different levels of education, their tenacious and inaccurate prior
conceptions pose a challenge to conceptual change. Educators and researchers have …

To improve instructional practices–in schools, universities and in out of school settings has
been a major concern of science education research and development. The intensive …

Die schulische Leistungsbewertung und die Lernkultur bedingen einander wechselseitig.
Das, was geprüft und beurteilt wird, bestimmt in großem Maße das, was gelernt wird …

In recent years, researchers in evolutionary psychology and anthropology have proposed
that the distinctive nature of human cognition is the product of our evolution as social beings; …

Scientific misconceptions are ubiquitous, and in our era of near-instant information
exchange, this can be problematic for both public health and the public understanding of …

Plausibility is a central but under-examined topic in conceptual change research. Climate
change is an important socio-scientific topic; however, many view human-induced climate …

A large body of research in the conceptual change tradition has shown the difficulty of
learning fundamental science concepts, yet conceptual change schemes have failed to …

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

First published in 2012. Why does understanding really matter? Why do some learners fail to
understand? At a time when league tables can be everything, examination grades matter …