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ERIC Number: EJ484178
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Science, Stories, and Sense-Making: A Comparison of Qualitative Data from a Wetlands Unit.
Hulland, C.; Munby, H.
Science Education, v78 n2 p117-36 Apr 1994
Posner's theory of conceptual change forms the background for this study which focuses upon conceptual ecology, specifically upon the heuristics children appear to employ in sense-making. The study focuses upon two children who demonstrate remarkably different sense-making heuristics; a recognizably scientific one and one that involves the generation of metaphors and personalized stories. (PR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Heuristics, Metaphors, Science Education, Science Programs, Scientific Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Wetlands
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Conceptual Change; Science Education Research