Patrice Potvin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4173070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrice Potvin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrice |
| FAMILY NAME | Potvin |
| SIGNATURE | POTVIN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1623-2362 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Outdoor science education and child well-being in primary schools
Background Children are increasingly exposed to stressors related to urbanization, climate instability, and biodiversity loss, which may contribute to poor well-being. School-based outdoor education has shown potential to support both well-being and learning, but robust evidence from randomized trials remains scarce. Science education outdoors, by engaging students with local biodiversity, may enhance scientific observation skills while contribut…
Developing Scientific Thinking Through Iterative and Complete Inquiry Cycles
The impact of neuroscience and artificial intelligence on feedback
Years Later
Mathematics and science integration (MSI), the core of STEM education, is widely supported as a means of improving student achievement and interest. However, research has consistently reported a lack of empirical evidence to support these benefits and a lack of a consensus definition of MSI. To examine whether these gaps have been filled since the last review of MSI by Hurley in 1998, we conducted a systematic review of the MSI literature in prim…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Representational Plurality
Research trends in science education from 2018 to 2022
Beyond Blind Trust and Informed Trust
Empowering professional learning communities of secondary science teachers to uncover and address their students’ misconceptions via research-oriented practices
The Partnership for the Development and Success of Science Education in Secondary Schools project seeks to improve science education by fostering a dynamic environment for professional development and teacher-led inquiry within professional learning communities (PLCs). Addressing the long-standing problem of outdated pedagogical approaches, the initiative encourages secondary science teachers to actively engage in action research to identify and/…
Could recent advances and new perspectives in science education and conceptual change improve public understanding of science
This perspective article explores the intersection of science education advancements and public science understanding improvement efforts, critiquing the still prevalent “deficit model” of science communication. It argues for a nuanced approach, incorporating insights from conceptual change research and the coexistence of scientific and misconceived notions within learners. Highlighting the prospects and promises of representational pluralism, it…
Middle and high school girls’ attitude to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career interest across grade levels and school types
The aim of this study is to examine Kazakh female students’ interest in STEM professions. A convenient sampling method was used to determine the participants from 10 girls’ schools in Almaty city in Kazakhstan. 522 girls from grades 7th to 11th provided answers to the “STEM Career Interest Survey” which was administered online. Collected data was analyzed to see how girls’ STEM carries interest change according to the type of school and grade lev…
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Representational Pluralism in Human Cognition
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Representational Pluralism in Human Cognition
Coexistence of Misconceptions and Scientific Conceptions in Chemistry Professors
Using mental chronometry and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), 17 pre-university and university professors were tested with a cognitive task that required distinction of true or false statements about chemistry. These were prepared in pairs of similar statements, which differed only by congruency: while congruent stimuli involved no plausible interference of misconceptions, the incongruent match did. Results show longer response times…
Interest, motivation and attitude towards science and technology at K-12 levels
Portrait des différences entre les genres dans le contexte de l'apprentissage de l'électricité en fonction de la certitude exprimée lors de la production de réponses
L’éducation relative à l’environnement en enseignement des sciences et de la technologie
Dans les années soixante, les sociétés du monde entier ont graduellement pris conscience de l’ampleur, de la sévérité et de la complexité des divers problèmes environnementaux qui touchent notre planète. À travers de multiples sommets, congrès et colloques, qui ont donné lieu à de nombreuses déclarations, chartes ou stratégies, le champ de l’éducation relative à l’environnement s’est graduellement constitué. Malgré des intentions et des engagemen…
More C; Less B≫
L’éducation relative à l’environnement en enseignement des sciences et de la technologie
Dans les années soixante, les sociétés du monde entier ont graduellement pris conscience de l’ampleur, de la sévérité et de la complexité des divers problèmes environnementaux qui touchent notre planète. À travers de multiples sommets, congrès et colloques, qui ont donné lieu à de nombreuses déclarations, chartes ou stratégies, le champ de l’éducation relative à l’environnement s’est graduellement constitué. Malgré des intentions et des engagemen…
More C; Less B≫
L’éducation relative à l’environnement en enseignement des sciences et de la technologie
Dans les années soixante, les sociétés du monde entier ont graduellement pris conscience de l’ampleur, de la sévérité et de la complexité des divers problèmes environnementaux qui touchent notre planète. À travers de multiples sommets, congrès et colloques, qui ont donné lieu à de nombreuses déclarations, chartes ou stratégies, le champ de l’éducation relative à l’environnement s’est graduellement constitué. Malgré des intentions et des engagemen…
Portrait des différences entre les genres dans le contexte de l'apprentissage de l'électricité en fonction de la certitude exprimée lors de la production de réponses
Interest, motivation and attitude towards science and technology at K-12 levels
Coexistence of Misconceptions and Scientific Conceptions in Chemistry Professors
Using mental chronometry and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), 17 pre-university and university professors were tested with a cognitive task that required distinction of true or false statements about chemistry. These were prepared in pairs of similar statements, which differed only by congruency: while congruent stimuli involved no plausible interference of misconceptions, the incongruent match did. Results show longer response times…
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Representational Pluralism in Human Cognition
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Representational Pluralism in Human Cognition
Middle and high school girls’ attitude to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career interest across grade levels and school types
The aim of this study is to examine Kazakh female students’ interest in STEM professions. A convenient sampling method was used to determine the participants from 10 girls’ schools in Almaty city in Kazakhstan. 522 girls from grades 7th to 11th provided answers to the “STEM Career Interest Survey” which was administered online. Collected data was analyzed to see how girls’ STEM carries interest change according to the type of school and grade lev…
Empowering professional learning communities of secondary science teachers to uncover and address their students’ misconceptions via research-oriented practices
The Partnership for the Development and Success of Science Education in Secondary Schools project seeks to improve science education by fostering a dynamic environment for professional development and teacher-led inquiry within professional learning communities (PLCs). Addressing the long-standing problem of outdated pedagogical approaches, the initiative encourages secondary science teachers to actively engage in action research to identify and/…
Could recent advances and new perspectives in science education and conceptual change improve public understanding of science
This perspective article explores the intersection of science education advancements and public science understanding improvement efforts, critiquing the still prevalent “deficit model” of science communication. It argues for a nuanced approach, incorporating insights from conceptual change research and the coexistence of scientific and misconceived notions within learners. Highlighting the prospects and promises of representational pluralism, it…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Representational Plurality
Research trends in science education from 2018 to 2022
Beyond Blind Trust and Informed Trust
Outdoor science education and child well-being in primary schools
Background Children are increasingly exposed to stressors related to urbanization, climate instability, and biodiversity loss, which may contribute to poor well-being. School-based outdoor education has shown potential to support both well-being and learning, but robust evidence from randomized trials remains scarce. Science education outdoors, by engaging students with local biodiversity, may enhance scientific observation skills while contribut…
Developing Scientific Thinking Through Iterative and Complete Inquiry Cycles
The impact of neuroscience and artificial intelligence on feedback
Years Later
Mathematics and science integration (MSI), the core of STEM education, is widely supported as a means of improving student achievement and interest. However, research has consistently reported a lack of empirical evidence to support these benefits and a lack of a consensus definition of MSI. To examine whether these gaps have been filled since the last review of MSI by Hurley in 1998, we conducted a systematic review of the MSI literature in prim…
Psychology (8 works) · Science Education and Pedagogy (8 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Science education (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Cognitive science (3 works)