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Peter A. Edelsbrunner
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Open AccessDoes Interference Between Intuitive Conceptions and Scientific Concepts Produce Reliable Inter-individual Differences? A Psychometric Analysis
Statement-verification studies indicate the coexistence of intuitive conceptions and scientific concepts within learners. The underlying assumption is that the intuitive conceptions typically built in childhoo...
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Open AccessQuestioning central assumptions of the ICAP framework
Closing the research-practice gap in education is an important aim. The ICAP framework (for interactive, constructive, active, and passive engagement modes) explicitly targets this aim and has gained broad att...
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Open AccessThe relation of representational competence and conceptual knowledge in female and male undergraduates
Representational competence is commonly considered a prerequisite for the acquisition of conceptual knowledge, yet little exploration has been undertaken into the relation between these two constructs. Using a...
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Open AccessAccommodating heterogeneity: the interaction of instructional scaffolding with student preconditions in the learning of hypothesis-based reasoning
Hypothesis-based reasoning with conditionals is a skill that is required for engaging in integral activities of modern elementary school science-curricula. The teaching of this skill at this early stage of edu...
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Open AccessEpistemic Beliefs in Science—A Systematic Integration of Evidence From Multiple Studies
Recent research has integrated developmental and dimensional perspectives on epistemic beliefs by implementing an approach in which profiles of learners’ epistemic beliefs are modeled across multiple dimension...
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The benefit of combining teacher-direction with contrasted presentation of algebra principles
Teacher-directed and self-directed learning have been compared across various contexts. Depending on the settings and the presentation of material, mixed benefits are found; the specific circumstances under wh...
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The Psychometric Modeling of Scientific Reasoning: a Review and Recommendations for Future Avenues
Psychometric modeling has become a frequently used statistical tool in research on scientific reasoning. We review psychometric modeling practices in this field, including model choice, model testing, and rese...
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The Relative Merits of Explicit and Implicit Learning of Contrasted Algebra Principles
Knowledge representations that result from practicing problem solving can be expected to differ from knowledge representations that emerge from explicit verbalizing of principles and rules. We examined the deg...
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How to become a Bayesian in eight easy steps: An annotated reading list
In this guide, we present a reading list to serve as a concise introduction to Bayesian data analysis. The introduction is geared toward reviewers, editors, and interested researchers who are new to Bayesian s...
