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ERIC Number: EJ627102
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
Children's Misconceptions in Primary Science: A Survey of Teachers' Views.
Pine, Karen; Messer, David; St. John, Kate
Research in Science and Technological Education, v19 n1 p79-96 May 2001
Considers the process of conceptual change and describes empirical studies into children's naive theories of physics concepts. Uses the Representational Redescription model to explain how naive theories are a feature of conceptual change. Provides a starting point for considering how children's naive theories might mediate their ability to learn and discusses implications for science teaching. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Motion, Physics, Primary Education, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change; England