Cognitive psychology, mental representations and science teaching

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the theoretical foundation in science teaching research. Some cognitive theories related to the computational approach and the mental representations they propose to explain the cognitive processes are analyzed. Links between cognitive psychology and constru...

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Main Author: Maria Rita Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 1999-05-01
Series:Investigações em Ensino de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.if.ufrgs.br/ienci/artigos/Artigo_ID49/v4_n2_a1999.pdf