Elementary students' views of explanation, argumentation, and evidence, and their abilities to construct arguments over the school year

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 793-823

  McNeill, Katherine L ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

critical thinking; inquiry; language of science and classrooms; sociocultural issues; student beliefs; values

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THINKING; INQUIRY; LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE; SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUES; VALUES;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 80051781187     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20430     Document Type: Article

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