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Use of authoritative sources for meaning-making of science: Coupling context and knowledge

August 1, 2011
Presence of authoritative sources in the learning environment could mediate students’ refinement of scientific understanding from everyday knowledge to theoretical knowledge, deconstructed knowledge, reconstructed knowledge, and reflexive knowledge. For effective meaning-making in science the dialectical process needs both abstract knowledge and a meaningful context: meaning made of, for, with authoritative sources.

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    King’s College London
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    Discipline: Education and learning science
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators

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