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Download full textBlosser, Patricia E. – 1987
Some science educators who are interested in conceptual development have considered the phenomenon of student misconceptions and alternative frameworks. Researchers have used a variety of terms to describe the situation in which students' ideas differ from those of a scientist about a particular concept. This digest was produced to briefly…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Blosser, Patricia E. – 1987
This ERIC Digest describes the parameters of misconception research as it relates to the learning of science and highlights some of its implications for the teaching of science in the elementary school. The document reviews terminology associated with misconception research, identifies common characteristics of misconceptions, and specifies…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
