Sentence examples for developing scientific understanding from inspiring English sources
"It's about our developing scientific understanding of consciousness and what happens when we find ourselves having to make the choice between love and survival".
Language plays an important role in developing scientific understanding (Lemke, 1990, Wellington and Osborne, 2001, Gyllenpalm et al.,2010, Webb, 2010, Snow, 2010).
Around the world, traditions about our interactions with animals (farmed, pets, wild and others) are being re-evaluated in the light of developing scientific understanding of their biology and needs.
A selection of illustrative examples is used in reviewing wind tunnel and water tank modelling of atmospheric dispersion, the aim being to discuss cases where the laboratory work has been a key factor in developing scientific understanding and instigating further research.
In fact, studies have shown that students may shift from one incorrect conception to another before developing scientific understanding, and such shifts can be viewed as initial steps in meaningful learning (Sadler, 1998).
Thus, instruction must challenge (Taber, 2008) or even eliminate or overcome (Hammer, 1996) students' incorrect ideas in order for students to develop scientific understanding.
Furthermore, when asked to describe challenges that they anticipated in developing scientific skills, 59% of the students did not demonstrate an understanding of what constitutes a scientific skill.
Structural fire testing has traditionally relied on the use of the standard fire resistance test (i.e. furnace test) for assuring regulatory compliance of structural elements and assemblies, and in many cases also for developing the scientific understanding of structural response to fire.
Science educators have the common goal of helping students develop scientific literacy, including understanding of the nature of science (NOS).
The participating physics teachers indicated that physics labs are confirmatory laboratories, so they do not develop scientific thinking and NOS understanding.
An audio exhibit revealed how people's explanation of how the Causeway was formed developed as scientific understanding improved.
