TY - JOUR

T1 - Probing the relation between students’ integrated knowledge and knowledge-in-use about energy using network analysis

AU - Kubsch, Marcus

AU - Nordine, Jeffrey

AU - Neumann, Knut

AU - Fortus, David

AU - Krajcik, Joseph

PY - 2019/4/9

Y1 - 2019/4/9

N2 - Modern science standards emphasize knowledge-in-use, i.e., connecting scientific practices with content. For knowledge to become usable in knowledge-in-use performances, students need well organized knowledge networks that allow them to activate and connect sets of relevant ideas across contexts, i.e. students need integrated knowledge. We conducted a longitudinal interview study with 30 students in a 7th grade energy unit and used network analysis to investigate students’ integrated knowledge, i.e., their knowledge networks. Linking these results with results from knowledge-in-use assessments, we found a strong connection between integrated knowledge and knowledge-in-use about energy. Further, we found evidence that well-connected ideas around the idea of energy transfer were particularly helpful for using energy ideas in the knowledge-in-use assessments. We present network analysis as a valuable extension of existing approaches to investigating students’ knowledge networks and the connection between them and knowledge-in-use.

AB - Modern science standards emphasize knowledge-in-use, i.e., connecting scientific practices with content. For knowledge to become usable in knowledge-in-use performances, students need well organized knowledge networks that allow them to activate and connect sets of relevant ideas across contexts, i.e. students need integrated knowledge. We conducted a longitudinal interview study with 30 students in a 7th grade energy unit and used network analysis to investigate students’ integrated knowledge, i.e., their knowledge networks. Linking these results with results from knowledge-in-use assessments, we found a strong connection between integrated knowledge and knowledge-in-use about energy. Further, we found evidence that well-connected ideas around the idea of energy transfer were particularly helpful for using energy ideas in the knowledge-in-use assessments. We present network analysis as a valuable extension of existing approaches to investigating students’ knowledge networks and the connection between them and knowledge-in-use.

KW - Development of competences and transitions

KW - energy

KW - integrated knowledge

KW - knowledge-in-use

KW - network analysis

U2 - 10.29333/ejmste/104404

DO - 10.29333/ejmste/104404

M3 - Journal article

VL - 15

SP - 1

EP - 20

JO - Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

JF - Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

SN - 1305-8223

IS - 8

M1 - em1728

ER -