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ERIC Number: EJ675418
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
The Structural Coherence of Students' Conceptions in Mechanics and Conceptual Change.
Oliva, Jose M.
International Journal of Science Education, v25 n5 p539-61 May 2003
Examines the existing relationship between the degree of structural coherence of 10th grade students' (n=155) preconceptions in mechanics and the viability of conceptual change both before and after teaching. Results show that students with the highest level of formal reasoning change their alternative conceptions more easily when they display a higher level of initial structuralization. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Coherence, Concept Formation, Physics, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change