On the Hunt for Elusive "Meanings"

Autor/in	Roth, Wolff-Michael
Titel	On the Hunt for Elusive "Meanings"
Quelle	In: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 7 (2012) 3, S.607-626 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1502
DOI	10.1007/s11422-012-9392-4
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Investigations; Science Education; Virtual Classrooms; Research; Learning; Questioning Techniques; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Untersuchung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Forschung; Lernen; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The feature article discussed in this forum presents an interesting description of how students work in the context of a virtual world, where they design phenomena that they subsequently investigate by analyzing graphical representations. The study is aligned with the current canon of science education interested in understanding the inter-psychological and intra-psychological determinants of learning. Its main focus is on "meaning making." In this contribution to the forum, I articulate some shortcomings inherent in this theoretical notion, which, in essence, hides rather than reveals the real issues in and of learning. I offer some alternative avenues, both theoretical and methodological, for framing pertinent issues; in so doing, I (endeavor to) open up new avenues for research in science education. In essence, therefore, I offer possible avenues in response to the question, "What more can there be done by science education research?" that would allow us to eschew what I perceive to be hidden contradictions that interfere with making theoretical and practical advances in our field. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10