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Ozkan, Gulbin; Sezgin Selcuk, Gamze – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2013
Misconceptions are the number one factor leading students to failure when studying physics. To teach physics effectively, misconceptions must be spotted and overcome. Conceptual change texts are of great use in identifying and dealing with fallacies. Such texts can help physics teachers diagnose student misconceptions and the reasons for these,…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts
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Hubber, Peter – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 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…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Secondary School Students, Constructivism (Learning), Concept Formation