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Promoting Epistemic Practices in Science Classes

Mon, April 7, 8:15 to 9:45am, Convention Center, Floor: 100 Level, 109A

Session Type: Symposium

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Epistemic cognition is receiving increasing attention both from educational research and from policy. Epistemic practices are characterized in terms of their aims, standards and criteria, and reliable processes for achieving epistemic aims (Chinn et al., 2011). There is consensus on the need for productive participation of students in scientific practices (NRC, 2012). Authors such as Kelly (2008) and Pluta, Chinn & Duncan (2011) have argued for the importance of students' engagement with epistemic practices. Given the relevance of epistemic practices in science education, the objective of the symposium is to present and discuss ways in which framing science as epistemic practice might be effective in advancing epistemic, cognitive and social dimensions (Duschl, 2008) within science education.

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