USING APPS TO INTEGRATE WRITING INTO SCIENCE EDUCATION

摘要

Writing is a key component of science instruction. Writing about science helps students acquire knowledge of the discipline (Choi et al. 2010; Gunel, Hand, and Prain 2007). Classroom instruction in science writing also introduces student to practices such as formulating ideas, constructing new knowledge, crafting arguments, disseminating results, and communicating within the science community (Keys 1999; 2000). Writing grants students access to a scientific identity and to activities in which scientists engage (Gee 2004). Finally, writing is a component of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Goals for NGSS include having students "develop and strengthen writing abilities" while using digital tools "to produce and publish writing" (NGSS Lead States 2013). Similar to the NGSS, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) require students to "use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing" (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.6; NGAC and CCSSO 2010.)