Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ874438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Conceptual Understandings of Seasonal Change by Middle School Students with Visual Impairments
Wild, Tiffany A.; Trundle, Kathy Cabe
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v104 n2 p107-118 Feb 2010
The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the misconceptions of students with visual impairments about seasonal change. Students who participated in traditional instruction exhibited alternative conceptions before and after instruction, whereas those who participated in inquiry-based instruction had alternative conceptions before instruction and scientific understandings after instruction. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Misconceptions, Conventional Instruction, Middle School Students, Scientific Concepts, Residential Schools, Control Groups, Matched Groups, Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis, Inquiry, Active Learning, Intermode Differences, Weather
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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