Pleasant Ways in Science

WISE Ways to Strengthen Inquiry Science Learning

The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) logs student and teacher interactions during classroom science inquiry instruction. Over the past 10 years we have used these logs for many purposes including: to analyze patterns of student interactions with dynamic, interactive scientific models and improve instruction; to determine when students revisit prior activities and assess whether the ...

New science — new ways to communicate it

Cell biology has never been more diverse. Cell biologists now increasingly cross the boundaries of traditionally defined fields, they use rapidly changing technology, and they work evermore in interdisciplinary teams. These new ways of doing science require new ways of communicating it. The JCB continuously evaluates and updates its publication formats and guidelines. To provide the best possib...

Larry Cohen-50 ways to DYE your science.

Designerly ways of knowing: design discipline versus design science

I would like to begin this paper with a brief review of some of the historical concerns that have emerged with respect to a relationship between design and science. These concerns emerged strongly at two important periods in the modern history of design: in the 1920s, with a search for scientific design products, and in the 1960s, with a concern for scientific design process. The 40-year cycle ...

Simulation as Science Discovery: Ways of Interactive Meaning-Making

This article addresses how computer-based simulations may support conceptual learning in science education. The study investigates how these interactions unfold, and explores how it may inform design. The article reports on project-based learning in schools where four pairs of students from upper secondary school use a future climate simulator integrated in a web-based learning environment. Our...