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Direct linkMeyer, Helen – Science Education, 2004
This study presents comparative case studies of preservice and first-year teachers' and expert teachers' conceptions of the concept of prior knowledge. Kelly's ("The Psychology of Personal Construct", New York: W. W. Norton, 1955) theory of personal constructs as discussed by Akerson, Flick, and Lederman ("Journal of Research in…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools, Constructivism (Learning)
