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Oh, Jun-Young – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
Constructing explanations and participating in argumentative discourse are seen as essential practices of scientific inquiry. The objective of this study was to explore the elements and origins of pre-service secondary science teachers' alternative conceptions of tidal phenomena based on the elements used in Toulmin's Argument Model through…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Science, Foreign Countries
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Oh, Jun-Young – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
Researchers have shown that most students resist changes to their core beliefs by offering auxiliary hypotheses at the first sign of the development of conceptual change. Studies have viewed student reaction to discrepant events as an important clue in helping researchers understand not only the structure of alternative concepts (Niaz,…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Science History, Student Reaction, Conflict