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ERIC Number: EJ574255
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Progression in Children's Understanding of a "Basic" Particle Theory: A Longitudinal Study.
Johnson, Philip
International Journal of Science Education, v20 n4 p393-412 Apr-May 1998
Reports the findings of a study that suggest that alternative ideas can form part of a progression toward a scientifically acceptable model. Argues that teaching may be inadvertently promoting alternative ideas as endpoints. Contains 38 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Models, Physics, Prior Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain