Background Intercoder reliability is a statistic commonly reported by researchers to demonstrate the rigour of coding procedures during data analysis. Its importance debatable in analysis qualitative interview data. It raises question on whether should identify same codes and themes transcript or they produce different accounts analyzing transcript.Purpose This study reports how articles four science education journals, International Journal Science Education, Research Teaching Education...

In order to create a linguistically inclusive environment for multilingual learners' meaning making of nature science (NOS), it is important allow students freely mobilise different linguistic and modal resources making. this single case study Hong Kong seventh-grade diverse classroom, we characterise two types translanguaging spaces NOS: NOS-negotiation space NOS-inscription space. Furthermore, articulate how learners navigate within across these spaces. Our findings indicate that the...

The relationship between human mobility and nature of science (NOS) salience in the UK news media was examined.

News media plays a vital role in communicating scientific evidence to the public during COVID-19 pandemic. Such communication is important for convincing follow social distancing guidelines and respond health campaigns such as vaccination programmes. However, newspapers were criticised that they focus on socio-political perspective of science, without explaining nature works behind government's decisions. This paper examines connections science categories era by four local United Kingdom...

ABSTRACT Students' understanding of nature science (NOS) has been largely examined primarily in written or verbal modes. The visual, verbal, and modes are essential for students' meaning‐making NOS. However, research sidelined the interaction among these three collaborative discourse Informed by theories multimodality social semiotics, this paper investigates interactions between as groups students engaged explicit‐reflective multimodal representation during NOS instruction. Utilizing a...

Abstract The aim of this paper is to present an analytical framework which characterizes students’ multimodal representations nature scientific practices (NoSP) and methods (NoSM). Previous frameworks primarily focused on linguistic representation NoSP/NoSM. Linguistic are limited as they can only uncover part understanding, students might represent NoSP/NoSM through diverse modes such drawings. An was designed investigate secondary To explore the utility framework, we administered it 40 7th...

Abstract ChatGPT becomes a prominent tool for students’ learning of science when students read its scientific texts. Students to learn about climate change misinformation using ChatGPT, while they develop critical awareness the content, linguistic features as well nature AI and comprehend these In this exploratory study, we investigated reading performance in comprehending two ChatGPT-generated socio-scientific texts, with one focusing on cognitive-epistemic aspects another...

Background: Constructing knowledge through collaborative practical work is a complex process and involves the use of multiple modalities by group members. In sessions, students often manipulate visual objects or textual materials but do not develop their scientific ideas.Purpose: This study illustrates (a) challenges that science face when they create thematic patterns in laboratory class (b) characterises processes how make meaning activities.Sample: Drawing from video database, we chose to...

Background: Photomicrographs are major biological representations which help students understand more about the structures of cells and tissues. Owing to their abstract nature, often rely on in textbooks develop understanding photomicrographs.Purpose: This study investigated how with low, medium high competence for visualizing photomicrographs integrated textbook into photomicrographs.Sample: Twelve 14–15 year-old who were studying biology a UK secondary school participated this study.Design...

This study investigated cross-cultural differences in the relationships between science intrinsic motivation, teacher-perceived and student-perceived homework practices, achievement Asian (Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korean, Singapore) Western (Australia, US, England, Ireland) top-performing regions according to ranking of TIMSS. Multilevel confirmatory factor analysis multilevel structural equation modelling were conducted using data from 45,448 eighth graders 2019 TIMSS study. In regions,...

In this article, we use the family resemblance approach as a framework to contribute debate about similarities and differences between constituent disciplines of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts mathematics) explore implications for education. The has been used in science education various ways, instance, teacher undergraduate teaching an analytical tool examining curricula assessments. relevant sense application our purposes article is that it potential differentiate...

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive effects epistemological beliefs about science and informal reading scientific texts on students’ future-oriented optimism issue climate change. Future-oriented change defined as encompassing hope anticipation future. To identify relationships among variables, structural equation modelling was conducted PISA dataset 15-year-old students from Denmark, UK Finland which have top three Environmental Protection Index. Students all...

Learning content subjects like science requires culturally and linguistically diverse students to learn abstract representations. Previous studies focused on how teachers can use translanguaging promote emotional engagement of with homogenous cultural linguistic composition. As in classrooms brought different emotive experiences classrooms, it was important for leverage semiotic resources evoke shared memory that reconcile backgrounds students. This bridged the gap between students' lived...

Background Different instructional factors are related to students' achievement in different cognitive domains. Most research studies on large-scale assessment focus science as an entire variable, without considering

Photomicrographs are representations of small-scale entities. It has been long argued that students can be weak in perceiving microscopic entities compared to macroscopic However, only a small body research investigated how utilise photomicrographs make sense biological phenomena. This study uses theoretical construct, 'visualisation competence', explore students' skills and practices utilising photomicrographs. Fifty UK visualisation competence with villi were measured by open-ended...

Current scholarship on language awareness focuses learners' noticing of forms and functions language. In writing scientific reports, learners need to be aware the Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion (IMRD) genres. While explores students' in genres for there is a limited quantitative instrument researchers measure these four articles. This study investigates structure factors Language Awareness Genres Scientific Writing Questionnaire that measures IMRD L2 bilingual secondary school...

Abstract As students read scientific texts created in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, they need to draw on their epistemic knowledge of GenAI as well that science. However, only a few research discussed multimodality methodological approach characterising students’ ideas GenAI-science reading. This study qualitatively explored 44 eighth and ninth graders’ multimodal representations about reading developed an analytical framework based Lemke’s (1998) typology...