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ERIC Number: EJ582669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Thinking in Levels: A Dynamic Systems Approach to Making Sense of the World.
Wilensky, Uri; Resnick, Mitchel
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v8 n1 p3-19 Mar 1999
Argues for an expanded role for the concept of emergent levels in science education. Cites confusion of levels and slippage between levels as the source of many people's misunderstandings about patterns and phenomena. Contains 35 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Learning Strategies, Misconceptions, Models, Science Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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