Visual Data in Science Education builds upon previous work done by the editors
to bring some definition to the meaning of visual data as it relates to education,
and highlighted the breadth of types and uses of visual data across the major
academic disciplines. In this book, the editors have brought this focus specifically
to science education through the contributions of colleagues in the field who
actively research about and engage in teaching with visual data. The book begins
by examining how the brain functions with respect to processing visual data, then
explores models of conceptual frameworks, which then leads into how related
ideas are actuated in education settings ranging from elementary science
classrooms to college environments. As a whole, this book fosters a more
coherent image of the multifaceted process of science teaching and learning that
is informed by current understandings of science knowledge construction, the
scientific enterprise, and the millennium student as they relate to visual data.
