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ERIC Number: EJ608701
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
A Comparison of Year 1 and Year 6 Students' Conceptions of Evaporation and Condensation: Dimensions of Conceptual Progression.
Tytler, Russell
International Journal of Science Education, v22 n5 p447-67 May 2000
Describes a study of a range of challenging activities centered on evaporation and condensation done with elementary school children. Analyzes children's explanations in light of the existing literature. Finds that older children display a surer sense of ontological categories, greater epistemological sophistication, greater precision in language use, and greater range of associations. (Contains 47 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Condensation; Evaporation