Title	Publication Date	Language	Citations
Assessment of the ways students generate arguments in science education: Current perspectives and recommendations for future directions	2008/03/13	English	276
Evaluating knowledge of the nature of (whole) science	2011/03/09	English	275
Visual representations in science education: The influence of prior knowledge and cognitive load theory on instructional design principles	2006/01/01	English	265
A learning progression for scientific argumentation: Understanding student work and designing supportive instructional contexts	2010/05/04	English	260
Inquiry projects in science teacher education: What can investigative experiences reveal about teacher thinking and eventual classroom practice?	2002/12/06	English	252
Bringing science to life: A synthesis of the research evidence on the effects of context‐based and STS approaches to science teaching	2007/04/03	English	247
A summary of major influences on attitude toward and achievement in science among adolescent students	1990/01/01	English	243
Longitudinal impact of an inquiry‐based science program on middle school students' attitudes toward science	2002/08/15	English	236
The morality of socioscientific issues: Construal and resolution of genetic engineering dilemmas	2003/12/03	English	235
The significance of content knowledge for informal reasoning regarding socioscientific issues: Applying genetics knowledge to genetic engineering issues	2004/01/01	English	230
An assessment of children's concepts of the earth utilizing structured interviews	1976/10/01	English	224
Teaching and learning science as argument	2010/03/26	English	224
Disciplinary authority and accountability in scientific practice and learning	2008/01/24	English	222
Epistemic levels in argument: An analysis of university oceanography students' use of evidence in writing	2002/04/04	English	218
Recognizing mechanistic reasoning in student scientific inquiry: A framework for discourse analysis developed from philosophy of science	2008/01/24	English	216
Using the contextual model of learning to understand visitor learning from a science center exhibition	2005/01/01	English	210
The use of concept mapping and knowledge vee mapping with junior high school science students	1983/10/01	English	210
Shared scientific thinking in everyday parent‐child activity	2001/10/05	English	208
Understandings of the nature of science and decision making on science and technology based issues	2003/03/20	English	208
Who wants to have a career in science or math? exploring adolescents' future aspirations by gender and race/ethnicity	2010/11/19	English	202
Salvaging science literacy	2010/09/20	English	201
Misconceptions about the concept of natural selection by medical biology students	1984/07/01	English	199
Is inquiry possible in light of accountability?: A quantitative comparison of the relative effectiveness of guided inquiry and verification laboratory instruction	2010/03/11	English	197
The Development of a New Instrument: ‘Views on Science—Technology—Society’ (VOSTS)	1992/09/01	English	197
Science education as/for participation in the community	2004/02/18	English	193
Examining Classroom Science Practice Communities: How Teachers and Students Negotiate Epistemic Agency and Learn Science‐as‐Practice	2014/04/17	English	193
Scientific literacy: A systemic functional linguistics perspective	2005/01/01	English	192
Working toward a stronger conceptualization of scientific explanation for science education	2011/05/23	English	191
On the substance of a sophisticated epistemology	2001/08/24	English	189
Identity development as a lens to science teacher preparation	2007/03/06	English	189