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ERIC Number: EJ564510
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-560X
Effects of Instruction on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Conceptions of the Causes of Night and Day and the Seasons.
Atwood, Ronald K.; Atwood, Virginia A.
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v8 n1 p1-13 Feb 1997
Details a study that tests the effectiveness of brief instruction on the causes of night and day and the seasons. Employs simple, inexpensive models. Findings are useful for science teacher educators. Contains 32 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Day; Night; Seasons