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Catastrophic Misconceptions in Science Education.
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Boyes, E. – Physics Education, 1988
Models the ideas of children's misconceptions and subsequent acceptance of conventional scientific thought on the simple cusp of catastrophe theory. Demonstrates one theory of the forces which are necessary to change a misconception to a scientific concept. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education