Carol L. Smith

Understanding models and their use in science: Conceptions of middle and high school students and experts

Lorraine Grosslight, Christopher Unger, Eileen Jay et al. · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 1991 · 687 citations

Inquiry-based Learning, Science Education, Educational Psychology +22

On differentiation: A case study of the development of the concepts of size, weight, and density

Carol L. Smith, Susan Carey, Marianne Wiser · Cognition · 1985 · 485 citations

Scaling Analysis, Cognitive Science, Body Size +7

FOCUS ARTICLE: Implications of Research on Children's Learning for Standards and Assessment: A Proposed Learning Progression for Matter and the Atomic-Molecular Theory

Carol L. Smith, Marianne Wiser, Charles Anderson et al. · Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives · 2006 · 399 citations

Atomic-molecular Theory, Inquiry-based Learning, Science Education +10

On understanding the nature of scientific knowledge

Susan Carey, Carol L. Smith · Educational Psychologist · 1993 · 373 citations

Responsible Science, Stem Education, Science Education +15

Sixth-Grade Students' Epistemologies of Science: The Impact of School Science Experiences on Epistemological Development

Carol L. Smith, Deborah Maclin, Carolyn Houghton et al. · Cognition and Instruction · 2000 · 355 citations

Constructivist Perspective, Stem Education, Inquiry-based Learning +14