Disciplinary Authority and Accountability in Scientific Practice and Learning

Autor/in	Ford, Michael
Titel	Disciplinary Authority and Accountability in Scientific Practice and Learning
Quelle	In: Science Education, 92 (2008) 3, S.404-423 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8326
DOI	10.1002/sce.20263
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Constructivism (Learning); Models; Accountability; Scientific Principles; Scientific Methodology; Scientific Concepts; Concept Teaching; Comprehension + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Analogiemodell; Verantwortung; Verstehen; Verständnis
Abstract	This article explores the relation between how scientific knowledge is created and the reasoning involved in learning content with understanding. Although an asserted parallel between these underpins reform, little is actually known about this relation. This article offers a model of this relation that draws coherent connections between the science studies literature, which suggests ways of conceiving how scientific knowledge is created; and sociocultural learning theory, which suggests ways of conceiving scientific reasoning. This model highlights a dialectic between "construction" and "critique" of claims in both scientific reasoning and practice. A "grasp" of scientific practice as such is instrumental to learning because informational content of scientific knowledge lies not only on the level of facts, but also on the levels of methods and values, and coordinating information across these levels is crucial for understanding. In contrast to prevailing constructivist ideas that highlight student "authority" to construct knowledge as scientists do, this model emphasizes the importance of knowing how to hold claims "accountable." Thus, the ideal vision of students making "their own sense" of content is superceded by a more defensible ideal vision of students learning how to make "scientific sense" of content. (Contains 5 footnotes and 1 table.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10