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ERIC Number: EJ615604
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
A Multidimensional Framework for Interpreting Conceptual Change Events in the Classroom.
Tyson, Louise M.; Venville, Grady J.; Harrison, Allan G.; Treagust, David F.
Science Education, v81 n4 p387-404 Jul 1997
Examines the research literature on conceptual change, analyzes the different uses of the term, and discusses six other issues that have emerged from this literature. Outlines a multidimensional framework for considering conceptual change events in the classroom and attempts to synthesize various perspectives of contemporary conceptual change research by proposing different views of students' knowledge structures. (Contains 57 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change