Outputs (2)

Exploring ‘The Thinking Behind the Doing’ in an Investigation: Students’ Understanding of Variables (2017)
Book Chapter
Oshima, R., & Roberts, R. (2017). Exploring ‘The Thinking Behind the Doing’ in an Investigation: Students’ Understanding of Variables. In J. Yeo, T. W. Teo, & K. Tang (Eds.), Science Education Research and Practice in Asia-Pacific and Beyond (69-83). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5149-4_5

Recent curriculum developments emphasise that scientific practice involves understanding about evidence. The concepts of evidence have been identified as ‘the thinking behind the doing’ and have been validated as a knowledge base underpinning this un... Read More about Exploring ‘The Thinking Behind the Doing’ in an Investigation: Students’ Understanding of Variables.

Understanding evidence in scientific disciplines: identifying and mapping ‘the thinking behind the doing’ and its importance in curriculum development (2017)
Journal Article
Roberts, R. (2017). Understanding evidence in scientific disciplines: identifying and mapping ‘the thinking behind the doing’ and its importance in curriculum development. Practice and evidence of scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 12(2), 411-429

Understanding research, the uncertainty of the resultant data and research claims are widely held aims of HE science curricula. Expertise in scientific research involves, inter alia, an understanding of evidence. The underpinning knowledge-base of ev... Read More about Understanding evidence in scientific disciplines: identifying and mapping ‘the thinking behind the doing’ and its importance in curriculum development.