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50 Years of ERIC
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Turk, Fatma; Calik, Muammer – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
Since Widodo, Duit and Muller (2002) addressed that there is a gap between teacher's theoretical knowledge and their practical classroom constructivist behavior, we presented a sample teaching activity about Endothermic-Exothermic Reactions for teacher usage. Therein, the aim of this study is to design a 5E model to include students' alternative…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Misconceptions, Worksheets, Concept Formation
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Urey, Mustafa; Calik, Muammer – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
Since students' misconceptions are not completely remedied by means of only one conceptual change method, the authors assume that using different conceptual methods embedded within the 5E model will not only be more effective in enhancing students' conceptual understanding, but also may eliminate all students' misconceptions. The aim of this study…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods, Biology
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard K. – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2006
In this article we present details of a four-step constructivist-based teaching strategy, which helps students understand the dissolution of a gas in a liquid. The model derived from Ayas (1995) involves elicitation of pre-existing ideas, focusing on the target concept, challenging students' ideas, and applying newly constructed ideas to similar…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Models, Science Instruction, Chemistry