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Appropriating conceptual representations: A case of transfer in a middle school science teacher

  • Suparna Sinha
  • , Steven Gray
  • , Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver
  • , Rebecca Jordan
  • , Sameer Honwad
  • , Catherine Eberbach
  • , Spencer Rugaber
  • , Swaroop Vattam
  • , Ashok Goel
  • Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
  • Georgia Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This paper presents a case study in which a middle school science teacher modifies her classroom instruction and teaching materials using the Structure, Behavior, and Function (SBF) representational framework to transfer her reasoning about one natural system (an aquarium ecosystem) to another natural system (human cells and body systems).

Original languageEnglish
Pages834-841
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2010
Event9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2010 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: Jun 29 2010Jul 2 2010

Conference

Conference9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period06/29/1007/2/10

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