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Kallunki, Veera – Research in Science Education, 2013
Pupils' qualitative understanding of DC-circuit phenomena is reported to be weak. In numerous research reports lists of problems in understanding the functioning of simple DC-circuits have been presented. So-called mental model surveys have uncovered difficulties in different age groups, and in different phases of instruction. In this study, the…
Descriptors: Electronics, Comprehension, Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Students
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Louca, Loucas; Elby, Andrew; Hammer, David; Kagey, Trisha – Educational Psychologist, 2004
Most research on personal epistemologies has conceived them as made up of relatively large, coherent, and stable cognitive structures, either developmental stages or beliefs (perhaps organized into theories). Recent work has challenged these views, arguing that personal epistemologies are better understood as made up of finer grained cognitive…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Structures