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Direct linkFranco, Gina M.; Muis, Krista R.; Kendeou, Panayiota; Ranellucci, John; Sampasivam, Lavanya; Wang, Xihui – Learning and Instruction, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations in cognitive and metacognitive processing when learning about physics concepts through text. Specifically, we manipulated the representation of physics concepts in texts about Newtonian mechanics and explored how these texts interacted with…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Learning, Mechanics (Physics)
Merenluoto, Kaarina; Lehtinen, Erno – Learning and Instruction, 2004
The research on conceptual change has so far mainly dealt with cognitive outcomes, but especially during the last few years there has been a growing interest in and discussion about the processes of conceptual change. The purpose of the article is to contribute to this discussion and to present a theoretical model of the dynamics among the…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Concept Formation, Cognitive Processes, Scientific Concepts
Peer reviewedVosniadou, Stella, Ed.; Saljo, Roger, Ed. – Learning and Instruction, 1994
The seven articles of this theme issue bring together recent theoretical work in investigating the kind of conceptual change that occurs in the learning of the physical sciences. How conceptual change occurs and the implications for science instruction are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Educational Theories
