Speed, Education and Children as Pedestrians: a Cognitive Change Approach to a Potentially Dangerous Naive Concept.

Cross, R. T.; Pitekethly, A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Speed, Education and Children as Pedestrians: a Cognitive Change Approach to a Potentially Dangerous Naive Concept.

Cross, R. T.; Pitekethly, A.

International Journal of Science Education, v10 n5 p531-40 Oct-Dec 1988

Reports on an attempt to bring about conceptual change in children's concept of speed by the teaching of the science of speed emphasizing an integrated hands-on experience. Reports that it may be possible to modify naive conceptions by teaching that targets particular concepts. (Author/YP)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Laboratory Experiments, Misconceptions, Motion, Physical Sciences, Schemata (Cognition), Science Activities, Science Instruction, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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