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ERIC Number: EJ419065
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
Student Teachers' Concepts of Purity and of States of Matter.
Ryan, Charly
Research in Science and Technological Education, v8 n2 p171-83 1990
Described in this study are student teachers' frameworks of purity and the related concepts of the states of matter. The concept of natural versus pure substances, classifying states of matter, and implications for teaching drawn from the results are discussed. (Author/KR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Matter, Misconceptions, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Student Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United Kingdom