{"title":"Figuring Science Across Worlds: A Case of Newcomer Multilingual Learners’ Meaning-Making in Online Science Learning","authors":"Ayça Fackler, Emily Adah Miller","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10377-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10377-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148883597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Manipulation to Meaning-Making: Dialogic Inquiry in Virtual-Lab-Supported Physics Classrooms in Brazil","authors":"Luwei Bai, Sara Hennessy, Alison Twiner","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10373-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10373-2","url":null,"abstract":"Although virtual laboratories (VLs) have been widely promoted as tools for expanding inquiry-based science learning, their potential for supporting dialogic inquiry in limited resource areas remains underexplored. This study investigates how the affordances of VLs are enacted through dialogic inquiry in Brazilian upper-secondary physics classrooms. Drawing on a practitioner-led design-based research project with local teachers, the paper reports an analysis of VL-supported physics lessons in small-town municipal public schools in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Guided by the Activity-Centred Analysis and Design (ACAD) framework, the analysis integrates three dimensions of classroom activity: epistemic task phases, dialogic interaction, and digital tool use. Epistemic Network Analysis and Lag Sequential Analysis were used to examine structural relationships and temporal pathways, complemented by evidence from teacher reflections and student interviews. The findings show that VL use shifted classroom discourse towards experimentation-centred and evidence-oriented inquiry. Manipulation-based actions were primarily associated with procedural coordination, whereas visualisation-focused affordances were more closely linked to observation, questioning, reasoning, and collaborative explanation. Observation-based exploratory talk emerged as a key mediating practice between simulation interaction and conceptual dialogue. The study contributes to understanding how technological affordances, inquiry pedagogy, and classroom dialogue interact in technology-mediated science learning, and how educators can capitalise on this to support knowledge construction.","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148885559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tang Wee Teo, Sherwin John San Buenaventura Mabulo, Kang Sheng Low, Aik-Ling Tan
{"title":"Epistemic Infrastructure of Cross-boundary STEM Teacher Professional Development","authors":"Tang Wee Teo, Sherwin John San Buenaventura Mabulo, Kang Sheng Low, Aik-Ling Tan","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10378-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10378-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148883598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Connections Between STEM Learning Outcomes in a STEM Hackathon","authors":"Yu Chen, Tang Wee Teo","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10369-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10369-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating Augmented Reality in STEM Inquiry: A Focus on Scaffolding for Design Practices","authors":"Jina Chang","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10367-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10367-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148768931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esther R. Richards,Emanuella R. Dolcine,Daniel Sharkey,Constance M. Doty,Christopher A. Nix,AJ Sona,Ashley A. Geraets,Tong Wan,Jacquelyn J. Chini,Erin K. H. Saitta
{"title":"Stretching the Applications of Simulator Rehearsal: Preparing Chemistry GTAs in Questioning Techniques","authors":"Esther R. Richards,Emanuella R. Dolcine,Daniel Sharkey,Constance M. Doty,Christopher A. Nix,AJ Sona,Ashley A. Geraets,Tong Wan,Jacquelyn J. Chini,Erin K. H. Saitta","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10372-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10372-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148899403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping the Evolution of Science Education: A 35-Year Topic Modeling Analysis of Research Trends","authors":"Nurcan Kahraman","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10371-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10371-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148728803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Designing Epistemic Partnerships with Generative AI: A Four-Stage Model of Student Engagement in Scientific Argumentation","authors":"Akiko Deguchi,Hiroko Tsuji,Takeshi Kitazawa","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10370-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10370-5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined how a design-based learning environment supported first-year undergraduates’ ( N = 31) epistemic engagement with generative AI in a science argumentation course. A two-year design-based research (DBR) study was conducted across two cycles (2024: n = 11; 2025: n = 20). Within a Toulmin-structured argumentation framework, learners interacted with ChatGPT, and their prompts were analysed as epistemic indicators across four stages of the Four-Stage Dialogic Partnership Model (4S-DPM): Epistemic Retrieval, Epistemic Scaffolding, Epistemic Critique, and Epistemic Agency. Comparative analysis revealed a significant shift toward higher-order epistemic engagement (Fisher’s exact test, p < .001): Stage 3–4 prompts increased from 12.5% to 47.0%, with Epistemic Agency prompts rising 3.6-fold (8.3% to 30.0%). Qualitative analysis identified dialogic restructuring, an iterative process in which learners examine and reconstruct their arguments through AI dialogue, as characteristic of Stage 4. Three design elements supported this trajectory: externalisation of argumentative structure, peer dialogue, and understanding of AI’s epistemic characteristics. These findings suggest that generative AI does not automatically function as an epistemic partner; rather, its role depends on the design of the learning environment. The 4S-DPM provides an analytical and pedagogical framework for designing science learning environments in which AI supports epistemic engagement.","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148899405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mila Rosa Librea-Carden,Jonathan L. Hall,Sarah H. Losoya
{"title":"(dis)Ability in Science: How Scientists with Disabilities Embody the Nature of Science as a Human Endeavor","authors":"Mila Rosa Librea-Carden,Jonathan L. Hall,Sarah H. Losoya","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10364-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10364-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148899404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kason Ka Ching Cheung, Chen Jiahao Enzo, Young Hoan Cho, Wan Zhi Hong, Cheung Ho Wai, Pang Wai Fung
{"title":"Affordances and Challenges of GenAI Feedback in Primary Students’ Scientific Drawing","authors":"Kason Ka Ching Cheung, Chen Jiahao Enzo, Young Hoan Cho, Wan Zhi Hong, Cheung Ho Wai, Pang Wai Fung","doi":"10.1007/s11165-026-10366-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-026-10366-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47988,"journal":{"name":"Research in Science Education","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148693287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}