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Concepts of Health and Illness in Thai Children.
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Rice, Pranee – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
The conceptual frameworks of Thai children (n=48) related to causes of health and sickness were analyzed using the "Interview-about-Instances" and the "Conceptual Profile Inventory" techniques. The results indicate that Thai schoolchildren hold considerable personal knowledge about the causes of health and sickness that does…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Using Grade Eight Students' Existing Knowledge to Teach about Parallel Lines.
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Mansfield, Helen M.; Happs, John C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Reports misconceptions identified in students with respect to the topic of parallel lines and the teaching strategies found to be useful in challenging those misconceptions. (11 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
The Relationship between Mathematics Language Facility and Mathematics Achievement among Junior High School Students.
Bradley, Carol A. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1990
Explored were the relationships among students' mathematics language facility, procedural mathematics knowledge, and understanding and application of mathematics concepts. Findings indicate that students needed both procedural knowledge and language facility in mathematics for an acceptable level of conceptual achievement. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Computational Linguistics, Grade 7