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ERIC Number: EJ446437
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Students' Conceptions of Chemical Change.
Hesse, Joseph J., III; Anderson, Charles W.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n3 p277-99 Mar 1992
Presents results of intensive clinical interviews with 11 high school chemistry students representing a broad range of achievement levels as selected from 180 students who completed a written test upon completion of an instructional unit on chemical change. Results indicate that students commonly experience difficulties in chemical knowledge, conservation reasoning, and explanatory competence. (16 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Interviews, Misconceptions, Qualitative Research, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Explanations