Characterizing conceptual understanding during design-based learning: Analyzing students' design talk and drawings using the chemical thinking framework

Design-based learning is considered a powerful way to help students apply and develop understanding of science concepts, but research has shown that the success of this approach is not a given. Examining students' understanding of science concepts in various design-based learning contexts has thus continued to be an important field of research....

Teachers Noticing Chemical Thinking While Students Plan And Draw Designs

Bringing design practices to chemistry classrooms: studying teachers’ pedagogical ideas in the context of a professional learning community

Bringing design practices to chemistry education is gaining interest with recent science curriculum reforms emphasising design, and calls for integrated STEM education. Design is a central practice in the chemistry discipline, and could foster meaningful chemistry education. Although chemistry teachers are key in bringing design to chemistry...