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Using Representational Tools to Learn about Complex Systems: A Tale of Two Classrooms
Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver; Lei Liu; Steven Gray; Rebecca Jordan
Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 52, No. 1 (January 2015) pp. 6–35
Orchestrating inquiry-based science learning in the classroom is a complex undertaking. It requires fitting the culture of the classroom with the teacher's teaching and inquiry practices. To understand the interactions between these variables...
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An Assessment of Students' Understanding of Ecosystem Concepts: Conflating Ecological Systems and Cycles
Rebecca Jordan; Steven Gray; Marylee Demeter; Lei Lui; Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver
Applied Environmental Education and Communication Vol. 8, No. 1 (2009) pp. 40–48
Teaching ecological concepts in schools is important in promoting natural science and environmental education for young learners. Developing educational programs is difficult, however, because of complicated ecological processes operating on...
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Understanding Complex Natural Systems by Articulating Structure-Behavior-Function Models
Swaroop S. Vattam; Ashok K. Goel; Spencer Rugaber; Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver; Rebecca Jordan; Steven Gray; Suparna Sinha
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 1 (2011) pp. 66–81
Artificial intelligence research on creative design has led to Structure-Behavior-Function (SBF) models that emphasize functions as abstractions for organizing understanding of physical systems. Empirical studies on understanding complex systems...