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Misconceptions in the Knowledge of Tertiary Exercise Science and Vocational Fitness Students
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Jolley, Daniel; Davis, Melissa; Lavender, Andrew P. – International Journal of Training Research, 2018
Misconceptions are persistent beliefs that contradict the accepted scientific views, impacting how subsequent information is interpreted. Research to date has not examined the sources, or prevalence of, fundamental exercise science misconceptions in higher education (HE) or vocational education (VET) students. Both HE and VET educators were…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Vocational Education
The Role of Familiarity in Correcting Inaccurate Information
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Swire, Briony; Ecker, Ullrich K. H.; Lewandowsky, Stephan – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2017
People frequently continue to use inaccurate information in their reasoning even after a credible retraction has been presented. This phenomenon is often referred to as the continued influence effect of misinformation. The repetition of the original misconception within a retraction could contribute to this phenomenon, as it could inadvertently…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Familiarity, Error Correction, Misconceptions
Giving More Realistic Definitions of Trigonometric Ratios II
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Bhattacharjee, Pramode Ranjan – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2014
This paper being an extension of Bhattacharjee (2012) is very much relevant to Year 9 to Year 10A in the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics". It also falls within the purview of class IX to class XII curriculum of Mathematics in India (Revised NCERT curriculum) for students aged 14-17 years. In Bhattacharjee (2012), the discovery of…
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Definitions, Secondary School Mathematics, Misconceptions
"I Know You Have to Put Down a Zero, but I'm Not Sure Why": Exploring the Link between Pre-Service Teachers' Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Maher, Nicole; Muir, Tracey – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2013
This paper reports on an investigation into pre-service teachers' mathematical content knowledge and their ability to interpret students' responses to a multi-digit multiplication task and make subsequent appropriate teaching decisions. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, the researchers tested aspects of the mathematical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Using NAPLAN Items to Develop Students' Thinking Skills and Build Confidence
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Anderson, Judy – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2009
The focus of this paper is the use of National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) items to develop students' competence in reading mathematical text, to promote thinking strategies including estimation, and to evaluate alternative solutions for errors and misconceptions. Showing students test items and discussing strategies for…
Descriptors: Test Items, Critical Thinking, Misconceptions, Thinking Skills
Investigating the Relationship between Refutational Text and Conceptual Change
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Palmer, David H. – Science Education, 2003
The aim of this study was to identify the type of conceptual change (assimilation or accommodation) that can be induced by a refutational text. Individual interviews were carried out with a stratified sample of eighty-seven grade 9 students. Forty-four percent of them were found to have a misconception about the concept of ecological role--they…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Concept Formation, Misconceptions, Metacognition