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ERIC Number: EJ341830
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Misconceptions Die Hard.
Stepans, Joseph I.; And Others
Science Teacher, v53 n6 p65-69 Sep 1986
Discusses a study of students' conceptualizations and misconceptions of how objects sink and float. Results showed little difference in the levels of understanding of the "sink and float" concepts by groups ranging from primary age to college. As age increased, terminology used by students varied, and misuse of terms increased. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Epistemology, Higher Education, Piagetian Theory, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Alternative Conceptions