This chapter summarizes the extensive literature related to NOS instruction, emphasizes
research-based NOS instructional decision-making, and discusses challenges related to …

As the nation's K‐12 classrooms become increasingly more racially, culturally, and
linguistically diverse, it is incumbent upon the science community to seize opportunities to …

The ubiquitous goals of helping precollege students develop informed conceptions of nature
of science (NOS) and experience inquiry learning environments that progressively …

This innovative and comprehensive text focuses on constructing the process-oriented
inquiry method of science teaching by focusing students on" doing rather than acquiring," …

This chapter briefly traces the history of nature of science (NOS) orientations in science
education, notes some differences in the way NOS is defined and in arguments used to …

Argumentative reasoning is, therefore, pivotal for academic success and necessary for
successful functioning in a democratic society (Kuhn, 2005; Newell et al., 2011). The …

In this work we use research from science education on teacher framing and work from
mathematics education on teacher noticing to develop new approaches to modeling teacher …

This study (a) assessed the influence of an integrated nature of science (NOS) instructional
intervention on inservice secondary science teachers' understandings, retention of those …

At the conclusion of the fi rst chapter on rural science education (Oliver, 2007a) for the
previous Handbook of Research on Science Education, a question was posed to readers in …

This article focuses on the need for increased attention to content issues and working
methods for science teaching in Early Childhood Education (ECE). Science education …