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ERIC Number: EJ380898
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Shadows and Anti-Images: Children's Conceptions of Light and Vision. II.
Feher, Elsa; Rice, Karen
Science Education, v72 n5 p637-49 Oct 1988
Examines childrens' (age 8-14) conceptions of shadow formation through interviews. Identifies "the trigger model" of shadows and finds that there are multiple roles that children attribute to light. (YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Light, Misconceptions, Physical Sciences, Schemata (Cognition), Schematic Studies, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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