Modelling Learners and Learning in Science Education : Developing Representations of Concepts, Conceptual Structure and Conceptual Change to Inform Teaching and Research : Springer : 9789402405224 : 9402405224 : 17 Sep 2016 : This book sets out the necessary processes and challenges involved in modeling student thinking, understanding and learning. The chapters look at the centrality of models for knowledge claims in science education and explore the modeling of mental processes, knowledge, cognitive development and conceptual learning. The conclusion outlines significant implications for science teachers and those researching in this field. This highly useful work provides models of scientific thinking from different field and analyses the processes by which we can arrive at claims about the minds of others. The author highlights the logical impossibility of ever knowing for sure what someone else knows, understands or thinks, and makes the case that researchers in science education