
Iris Tabak
Senior Academic
Putting the pieces together
The challenge and value of synthesizing disparate graphs in inquiry-based science learning
A comparative synthesis of multiple graphs is a common practice in scientists' work as well as in everyday contexts. We refer to this process as graph meta-analysis. We present findings from a classroom enactment in which cultivating students' graph meta-analysis skills was one aspect of fostering scientific literacy through an inquiry-based unit on socio-scientific dilemmas. We highlight the challenges that learners and teachers encountered, and their implications for future instruction and design.
| Publication language | English |
| Pages | 340-341 |
| Publication status | Published - 01.12.2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Education