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ERIC Number: EJ358489
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Parallels between Adolescents' Conception of Gases and the History of Chemistry.
Mas, Carlos J. Furio; And Others
Journal of Chemical Education, v64 n7 p616-18 Jul 1987
Discusses the need to consider students' pre-existing conceptual schemes when teaching chemistry. Reports on a study done in Spain which indicates that the existence of adolescents preconceptions about gases is important to consider when teaching the principles of conservation of substance, mass, and weight. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Misconceptions, Schemata (Cognition), Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Weight (Mass)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Spain