This book deals with uncertainty and graphing in scientific discovery work from a social practice perspective. The book shows how, in discovery work where scientists do not initially know what…

In this work of concrete human psychology, categories are developed on the basis of Lev S. Vygotsky’s work that are suitable to theorize an ever-changing life

This book documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of these educational thinkers in mind. The book is thus a first-hand report of knowing and…

This book is about the fundamental nature of talk in school science. Wolff-Michael Roth articulates a view of language that differs from the way science educators generally think about it…

This monograph uses the concept and category of event in the study of mathematics as it emerges from an interaction between levels of cognition, from the bodily experiences to symbolism…

Dialogical Argumentation and Reasoning in Elementary Science Classrooms explores how argumentation emerges and develops in and from classroom interactions by focusing on thinking and reasoning through/in relations with others and…

Expanding constructivist ideas on science curricula presented in journal articles, Roth (U. of Victoria) and Barton (Teachers College, Columbia U.) probe the relationship of school science to broader societal contexts…

Guiding questions include: ‘What practices are required for reading inscriptions?’ and ‘Do textbooks allow students to develop graphicacy skill required to critically read scientific texts?’ The book reveals what it…