Putting the pieces together: the challenge and value of synthesizing disparate graphs in inquiry-based science learning

  • Authors:

  • Itay Asher;Samira Nasser;Lina Ganaim;Iris Tabak

  • Affiliations:

  • Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;Beit Berl College, Israel;Al-Qasemi High school, Israel;Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

  • Venue:
  • ICLS '10 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - Volume 2
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

A comparative synthesis of multiple graphs is a common practice in scientists' work as well as in everyday contexts. We refer to this process as graph meta-analysis. We present findings from a classroom enactment in which cultivating students' graph metaanalysis skills was one aspect of fostering scientific literacy through an inquiry-based unit on socio-scientific dilemmas. We highlight the challenges that learners and teachers encountered, and their implications for future instruction and design.