Conceptual Knowledge in Talk and Text: What Does It Take To Understand a Science Question?.

Schoultz, Jan; Saljo, Roger; Wyndhamn, Jan

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Publication Date: 2001

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Conceptual Knowledge in Talk and Text: What Does It Take To Understand a Science Question?

Schoultz, Jan; Saljo, Roger; Wyndhamn, Jan

Instructional Science, v29 n3 p213-36 May 2001

Discusses conceptual knowledge and communication, focusing on differences between talk and text. Describes a study of Swedish seventh graders that compared knowledge and achievement in problems from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and concludes that it is doubtful if the items test knowledge of science concepts to any significant extent. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Teaching, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

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