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Peer reviewedLiggitt-Fox, Dianna – Science Scope, 1997
Discusses strategies for overcoming common student misconceptions. Strategies include using pretests followed by teaching techniques planned to contrast new information with students' previous ideas; using pretests followed by time for students to question ideas and test their knowledge; and giving students a real-world task that can only be…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Misconceptions
