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Peer reviewedBeeth, Michael E. – Science Education, 1998
Argues for an approach to conceptual-change instruction that places students' science conceptions and their ability to reflect on those conceptions at the center of science instruction. Focuses on the effect of using status concepts. Contains 24 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, General Science
