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Direct linkCostu, Bayram; Ayas, Alipasa; Niaz, Mansoor – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
We constructed the PDEODE (Predict-Discuss-Explain-Observe-Discuss-Explain) teaching strategy, a variant of the classical POE (Predict-Observe-Explain) activity, to promote conceptual change, and investigated its effectiveness on student understanding of the evaporation concept. The sample consisted of 52 first year students in a primary science…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, College Freshmen, Chemistry
Niaz, Mansoor; Costu, Bayram – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2009
Research in science education has recognized the importance of teaching atomic structure within a history and philosophy of science perspective. The objective of this study is to evaluate general chemistry textbooks published in Turkey based on the eight criteria developed in previous research. Criteria used referred to the atomic models of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry, Foreign Countries
Costu, Bayram – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2008
The aim of this study was to elicit students' conceptions about big bubbles in boiling liquids (water, ethanol and aqueous CuSO[subscript 4] solution). The study is based on twenty-four students at different ages and grades. The clinical interviews technique was conducted to solicit students' conceptions and the interviews were analyzed to…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
