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Direct linkDhindsa, H. S.; Anderson, O. R. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2004
This study, based on constructivist learning theory, examined how effectively preservice chemistry teachers (N = 43) can be educated to think flexibly and to reorganize their thinking in a way that may complement diverse ways students approach the subject domain. The teacher's cognitive structure was assessed prior to and after a conceptual change…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Constructivism (Learning), Cognitive Structures, Chemistry
