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Drawing to learn in science
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posted on 2011-08-26, 00:00 authored by S Ainsworth, Vaughan PrainVaughan Prain, Russell TytlerRussell TytlerShould science learners be challenged to draw more? Certainly making visualizations is integral to scientific thinking. Scientists do not use words only but rely on diagrams, graphs, videos, photographs, and other images to make discoveries, explain findings, and excite public interest. From the notebooks of Faraday and Maxwell (1) to current professional practices of chemists (2), scientists imagine new relations, test ideas, and elaborate knowledge through visual representations (3–5).
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ScienceVolume
333Issue
6046Pagination
1096 - 1097Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceLocation
Washington, D.C.Publisher DOI
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0036-8075eISSN
1095-9203Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, American Association for the Advancement of ScienceUsage metrics
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