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ERIC Number: EJ336547
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Acquisition of Scientific Knowledge: Analysis and Representation of Student Conceptions Concerning Density.
Hewson, Mariana G. A'B.
Science Education, v70 n2 p159-70 Apr 1986
Investigated (1) conceptions 40 African students used in solving floating/sinking problems; (2) nature of these conceptions; (3) kinds of arguments of epistemological commitment they displayed in their responses; and (4) if their conceptions differed from scientific conceptions. (JN)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Density (Matter), High Schools, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research; South Africa