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Download full textPalmer, Bill – Online Submission, 1993
A discrepant event is a happening contrary to our current beliefs. Discrepant events are said to be useful in clarifying concepts. This is one of the interesting features of current theories of constructivism. The story of Mpemba's ice cream is quite well known, but it is the educational aspects of the experiment that are of interest in this…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Water, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
