The effects of using the conceptual change model to dispel misconceptions in science in elementary children

Elementary children come to school with a mental schema of scientific principles that come from their everyday experiences and observations. Sometimes this mental schema contains misconceptions. This study used the Conceptual Change Model as a methodology to identify these misconceptions and target...

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Main Author: Gates, Sheri Lynn
Language:en
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2011/gates/GatesS0811.pdf