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ERIC Number: EJ446448
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
A Study of the Nature of Students' Understandings about the Concept of Burning.
BouJaoude, Saouma B.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v28 n8 p689-704 Oct 1991
Naturalistic data-collecting strategies (interviews with 20 eighth graders) were used to identify and characterize students' understandings about the concept of burning. The analysis showed that students' understandings were fragmented, inconsistent, and at variance with scientific knowledge. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Demonstrations (Educational), Grade 8, Interviews, Junior High Schools, Misconceptions, Piagetian Theory, Science Education, Secondary Education, Student Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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