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A concept map for understanding ‘working scientifically’ (2016)
Journal Article
Johnson, P., & Roberts, R. (2016). A concept map for understanding ‘working scientifically’. School science review, 97(360), 21-28

The generation and critical evaluation of good-quality data requires the understanding of ideas rather than practising set procedures. ‘Working scientifically’ does not explicitly specify these ideas. To highlight that thinking is necessary, this art... Read More about A concept map for understanding ‘working scientifically’.

Understanding the validity of data: a knowledge-based network underlying research expertise in scientific disciplines (2016)
Journal Article
Roberts, R. (2016). Understanding the validity of data: a knowledge-based network underlying research expertise in scientific disciplines. Higher Education, 72(5), 651-668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-015-9969-4

This article considers what might be taught to meet a widely held curriculum aim of students being able to understand research in a discipline. Expertise, which may appear as a ‘chain of practice’, is widely held to be underpinned by networks of unde... Read More about Understanding the validity of data: a knowledge-based network underlying research expertise in scientific disciplines.