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ERIC Number: EJ525106
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Conceptual Change among Middle School Students Studying Elementary Thermodynamics.
Lewis, Eileen Lob
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v5 n1 p3-31 Mar 1996
Studies the conceptual changes and factors affecting eighth- grade physical science students (n=180) investigating elementary thermodynamics. Classifies three types of students regarding their learning methods: converging, progressing, and oscillating. Reports that original intuitive conceptions are difficult to change and that students engaged in activities requiring sustained reflection make greater cognitive gains. (MVL)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies, Misconceptions, Physical Sciences, Secondary Education, Thermodynamics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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