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ERIC Number: EJ442067
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Children's Interpretation of Dissolving.
Longden, Ken; And Others
International Journal of Science Education, v13 n1 p59-68 Jan-Mar 1991
Children of 2 different age groups (11-12, n=246; and 13-14, n=196) were asked to draw and write about dissolving in 2 different ways. Greater percentage of children at both ages gave accurate particle interpretation that accurate view of observable process. Consistency between two ways of looking at dissolving was not found to improve with age. (KR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom