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Teachers' Ability to Diagnose and Deal with Alternative Student Conceptions of Evolution
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Hartelt, Tim; Martens, Helge; Minkley, Nina – Science Education, 2022
Students possess alternative conceptions of many science topics, and these conceptions can act as obstacles for learning scientific concepts. In the field of biology education, students' alternative conceptions of evolution have been widely investigated. However, there is little research on how teachers diagnose and deal with these alternative…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Concept Formation
A Summary of Research in Science Education--1985.
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Gallagher, James J. – Science Education, 1987
Reviews and analyzes research related to the teaching and learning of science completed in 1985. Includes: (1) reviews of research; (2) evaluation; (3) student characteristics; (4) attitudes toward science; (5) conceptual reasoning; (6) instructional treatments; (7) cognitive skills; (8) laboratory work; (9) microcomputer applications; (10)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
An Appropriate Conception of Teaching Science: A View from Studies of Science Learning.
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Hewson, Peter W.; Hewson, Mariana G. A'B. – Science Education, 1988
Analyzes the concept of teaching from various aspects. Reviews research on students' conceptions of natural phenomena, conceptual change, and teacher thinking. Suggests an appropriate conception of teaching science. (YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Instruction
Relational Conceptual Change in Solution Chemistry.
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Ebenezer, Jazlin V.; Gaskell, P. James – Science Education, 1995
Explores changes in students' conceptions about solution chemistry in the context of instruction based on collaboration between a researcher and an experienced teacher attempting to implement strategies from the literature on conceptual change. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change
Anomalies and Conflicts in Classroom Discourse.
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Mortimer, Eduardo F.; Machado, Andrea H. – Science Education, 2000
Analyzes a teaching episode to determine how a conflict is perceived and overcome by students as a result of verbal interaction between the teacher and the students. Discusses the particulate nature of matter with students aged 15-16 after observing a glass of water containing a rock and an ice cube. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Density (Matter)