ERIC Number: EJ1070110
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun
Pages: 27
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Explorations of Year 10 Students' Conceptual Change during Instruction
Hubber, Peter
Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, v6 n1 Article 1 Jun 2005
This article reports on a classroom-based case study of a group of six Year 10 students, within a class of 23 students. The study implemented constructivist-informed teaching and learning approaches within a classroom setting in the topic of optics and documented any changes in the conceptual understanding students had about seven central concepts of geometrical optics over a teaching sequence lasting nine weeks.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Secondary School Students, Constructivism (Learning), Concept Formation, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, Optics, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Interviews, Grade 9, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, Journal Writing, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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