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"Pluto Has Been a Planet My Whole Life!" Emotions, Attitudes, and Conceptual Change in Elementary Students' Learning about Pluto's Reclassification
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Broughton, Suzanne H.; Sinatra, Gale M.; Nussbaum, E. Michael – Research in Science Education, 2013
Learning about certain scientific topics has potential to spark strong emotions among students. We investigated whether emotions predicted students' attitudes after engaging in independent rereading and/or rereading plus discussion about Pluto's reclassification. Fifth and sixth grade students read a refutation text on Pluto's reclassification.…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Concept Formation