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ERIC Number: EJ290451
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Children's Conceptions of the Changes of State of Water.
Osborne, Roger J.; Cosgrove, Mark M.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v20 n9 p825-38 Dec 1983
Investigated students' (N=43) conceptions of what happens when water boils, evaporates, and condenses, and when ice melts. Results obtained from clinical interviews indicate that childrens' conceptions are quite different from those of scientists and that their ideas can sometimes be influences in unintended ways during instruction. Implications for teaching are considered. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Learning, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Water
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning In Science Project; New Zealand; Science Education Research