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| Crawford, Teresa | 1 |
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| Thijs, Gerard D. | 1 |
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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
Peer reviewedCrawford, Teresa; Kelly, Gregory J. – Science Education, 1997
Draws from studies in the sociology of scientific knowledge to create a new perspective for understanding school science. Merges ethnography and discourse analysis to study science-in-the-making in a physics classroom. Investigates local conceptual ecologies. Contains 55 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedThijs, Gerard D.; Dekkers, Peter J. J. M. – Science Education, 1998
Describes a study in which teaching and learning activities are designed using a cognitive conflict strategy. Focuses on the effectiveness of these activities in classroom research in pre-university courses in Botswana and South Africa. Contains 39 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Force
