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Direct linkLelliott, Anthony – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2014
This paper examines the knowledge construction processes involved when grades 7 and 8 South African students learnt about the concept of gravity while visiting an astronomy-related science centre. The literature on students' understanding of gravity identifies a number of alternative conceptions prevalent, several of which are mirrored in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
