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Stead, Keith; Osborne, Roger – 1980
One area explored in the second (in-depth) phase of the Learning in Science Project was "children's science," defined as views of the world and the meanings for words that children have and bring with them to science lessons. The investigation reported focuses on students' thinking regarding their views on gravity. Students (N=42) were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Stead, Keith; Osborne, Roger – 1980
One area explored in the second (in-depth) phase of the Learning in Science Project was "children's science," defined as views of the world and the meanings for words that children have and bring with them to science lessons. The investigation reported focuses on students' thinking regarding their views on friction. Students (N=47) were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
