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Peer reviewedMortimer, Eduardo F. – Science and Education, 1995
Presents a model to analyze conceptual evolution in the classroom, based on the notion of conceptual profile. Suggests that it is possible to use different ways of thinking in different domains, a new concept does not necessarily replace previous ideas, and learning science is to change a conceptual profile and become conscious of different zones…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Misconceptions
