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Exploring Mechanistic Reasoning in Science Education : Understanding Phenomena / edited by Nicole Graulich, Michal Haskel Ittah, Rayendra Wahyu Bachtiar.

Springer Nature - Springer Education (R0) eBooks 2026 English International Available online

Springer Nature - Springer Education (R0) eBooks 2026 English International
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Graulich, Nicole.
Series:
Contributions from Science Education Research, 2213-3631 ; 17
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Science--Study and teaching.
Science.
Teaching.
Study skills.
Science Education.
Didactics and Teaching Methodology.
Study and Learning Skills.
Local Subjects:
Science Education.
Didactics and Teaching Methodology.
Study and Learning Skills.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (331 pages)
Edition:
1st ed. 2026.
Place of Publication:
Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.
Summary:
This edited volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the diverse dimensions of mechanistic reasoning within science education; inviting to understand its significance, development, and practical applications across diverse scientific disciplines. Through its four sections it covers mechanistic reasoning though diverse lenses such as research studies; instructional strategies; the nature of explanations; and its overall impact on scientific literacy. It combines theoretical discussions with empirical evidence and practical applications, offering a multifaceted perspective on mechanistic reasoning. This book is an important contribution to science educators working on mechanistic reasoning and related fields such as explanations, system thinking, modeling and argumentation. Additionally, it's practical recommendations regarding approaches for evaluating and promoting mechanistic reasoning make this a volume of interest for curriculum designers and teachers.
Contents:
I. Preface
II. Introduction to the sections
Part 1. Capturing reasoning about mechanisms - analyzing and evaluating mechanistic reasoning
Chapter 1. Leveraging machine learning to investigate organic chemistry students’ mechanistic reasoning across a corpus of writing-to-learn assignment responses
Chapter 2. Students’ teleological reasoning: An explanatory escape
Chapter 3. Reasoning about Alternatives: Contrasting students’ mechanistic reasoning for chemical reactions of varying plausibility
Chapter 4. Towards a wide understanding of mechanisms across science domains: Implications for Science Education
Part 2. Promoting mechanistic reasoning - implications for supporting mechanistic reasoning
Chapter 1. Facilitating Mechanistic Reasoning with Gesture: A study of Two Students’ sense-making of heat transfer
Chapter 2. Design principles for developing and analyzing formative assessments to support mechanistic reasoning
Chapter 3. Explicating black boxes in the biology classroom for promoting mechanistic reasoning
Chapter 4. Promoting students’ mechanistic reasoning in physics through constructing stop-motion animations: what to consider?
Part 3. Processes of constructing mechanistic explanations
Chapter 1. On the productivity of mechanistic reasoning in elementary science classroom
Chapter 2. The nature of Mechanistic Reasoning in Chemistry
Chapter 3. Modality Matters: Exploring and Identifying Mechanistic Reasoning in Computational Modeling in Science Education
Part 4. Contribution of mechanistic reasoning to scientific literacy
Chapter 1. Mechanistic Reasoning In-School vs. Mechanistic Reasoning In-Life
Chapter 2. Mechanistic literacy across functional health-related daily life decisions.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
3-032-10246-4
OCLC:
1573148341

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