Studies on visual and spatial modes in science learning
Previously considered an untractable area for study, recent research in developmental psychology, cognitive science and history of science is helping science educationists develop a framework for research on visual and spatial modes in science learning. My own research on students' conceptions in science, done during the 1980s and 1990s, included studies of students' drawings and schematic diagrams. Current projects include ``Visualising Human Body Systems'', ``Modelling the sun-earth system with gestures and diagrams'' and ``Visualising the water cycle''. I guest-edited a 2009 Special Issue of the International Journal of Science Education on visual and spatial modes in science learning.
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