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Direct linkLiu, Shu-Chiu – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2005
A recent study (Liu, 2005a, 2005b) revealed a limited number of alternative models of the universe held by young students in Taiwan and in Germany. In line with the previous findings, these alternative models frequently fall into two groups: earth-centred and sun-centred views, which draw a correspondence to the ideas in the European history of…
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