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The “pupil-as-scientist” metaphor in science education

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The language used in the science education literature often serves the explicit function of presenting information and making cases but it also conveys implicit messages and points to links outside the technical framework of science education. The “pupil-as-scientist” metaphor is embedded in a rich network of associated ideas only some of which have been exploited in research in this and other areas.

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Gauld, C. The “pupil-as-scientist” metaphor in science education. Research in Science Education 18, 35–41 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356578

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