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Iris Tabak

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Putting the pieces together

The challenge and value of synthesizing disparate graphs in inquiry-based science learning

Itay Asher, Samira Nasser, Lina Ganaim, Iris Tabak

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
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