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Galili, Igal; Hazan, Amnon – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Explores high school students' and preservice teachers' knowledge of light, vision, and related topics before and after commonly practiced instruction. Suggests a hierarchical structure to represent the collective conceptual knowledge of students and teachers in terms of facets and schemes of knowledge. Makes suggestions for designing instruction…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, High Schools