Changing Ideas about the Periodic Table of Elements and Students' Alternative Concepts of Isotopes and Allotropes.

Schmidt, Hans-Jurgen; Baumgartner, Tim; Eybe, Holger

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ERIC Number: EJ665212

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Changing Ideas about the Periodic Table of Elements and Students' Alternative Concepts of Isotopes and Allotropes.

Schmidt, Hans-Jurgen; Baumgartner, Tim; Eybe, Holger

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v40 n3 p257-77 Mar 2003

Investigates secondary school students' concepts of isotopes and allotropes and how the concepts are linked to the Periodic Table of Elements (PTE). Questions senior high school students with multiple choice items and interviews. Shows that students actively tried to make sense of what they had experienced. (KHR)

Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemistry, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Learning Strategies, Science Education, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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