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ERIC Number: EJ531485
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Worldview Theory and Conceptual Change in Science Education.
Cobern, William W.
Science Education, v80 n5 p579-610 Sep 1996
Discusses the effect of a flawed strategy on the tactics of conceptual change and draws attention to a broader view of knowledge from a world view perspective. Argues that science needs to be joined with other disciplines in the common goal of developing student world views of which science is one articulated component. Discusses implications for education. Contains 117 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education, World Views
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change