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Andreou, C.; Raftopoulos, A. – Science & Education, 2011
There are two indisputable findings in science education research. First, students go to school with some intuitive beliefs about the natural world and physical phenomena that pose an obstacle to the learning of formal science. Second, these beliefs result from the confluence of two factors, namely, their everyday experience as they interact with…
Descriptors: Optics, Scientists, Science Curriculum, Science Education