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Conceptual Change among Students in Science. ERIC Digest.
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Suping, Shanah M. – 2003
This ERIC Digest concerns the constructed knowledge (also called nave knowledge or prior conceptions) held by students and the changes required to alter students' framework to understand and believe the true science concepts involved. This process is called conceptual change. Theoretical framework of conceptual change, what exactly is conceptual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Misconceptions