Analogies in the teaching of Thomson and Bohr’s atomic models: A critic analysis about students’ reasoning

Assuming (i) the importance of using analogies in science teaching, (ii) the learning difficulties related to the atomic models both discussed in the literature and observed in our previous research, and (iii) the gap found in the literature concerning studies that probe how students really understa...

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Main Authors: Vinícius Catão de Assis Souza, Rosária da Silva Justi, Poliana Flávia Maia Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2006-03-01
Series:Investigações em Ensino de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.if.ufrgs.br/ienci/artigos/Artigo_ID142/v11_n1_a2006.pdf