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ERIC Number: EJ558772
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Models in Science and in Education: A Critical Review of Research on Students' Ideas about the Earth and Its Place in the Universe.
Albanese, A.; Neves, M. C. Danhoni; Vicentini, M.
Science and Education, v6 n6 p573-90 Nov 1997
Presents a critical review of research on student conceptions of the Earth and its place in the universe with regard to epistemological, historical, and cognitive aspects. The Copernican model drives the research questioning about the position of the Earth in the universe with little correlation of the model with the empirical level of observation. Contains 35 references. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Research Problems, Science Education, Science History, Solar System
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Copernicus; Earth; Philosophy of Science; Universe