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The goal is to describe design-based science (DBS) and assess its impact on student scientific knowledge.

Design‐based science and student learning

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Randomized trial evaluates design-based science in students, suggesting effective learning strategies.

The goal is to describe design-based science (DBS) and assess its impact on student scientific knowledge.
Involved 92 students in three consecutive DBS units.
Knowledge was measured using posters/models and identical pre- and post-instruction tests.
Evaluation focused on the gains in scientific knowledge demonstrated in tests and artifacts produced.
Posttests indicated considerable gains in scientific knowledge compared to pretests.
Students successfully applied newly acquired knowledge in solving design problems with their models and posters.

Fortus et al. (2004) studied this question.

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