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ERIC Number: EJ512610
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Conceptual Change or Conceptual Profile Change?
Mortimer, Eduardo F.
Science and Education, v4 n3 p267-85 Jul 1995
Presents a model to analyze conceptual evolution in the classroom, based on the notion of conceptual profile. Suggests that it is possible to use different ways of thinking in different domains, a new concept does not necessarily replace previous ideas, and learning science is to change a conceptual profile and become conscious of different zones of the profile. (32 references) (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Alternative Conceptions; Brazil