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Download full textCakir, Mustafa – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2008
This paper draws attention to the literature in the areas of learning, specifically, constructivism, conceptual change and cognitive development. It emphasizes the contribution of such research to our understanding of the learning process. This literature provides guidelines for teachers, at all levels, in their attempt to have their students…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cognitive Structures, Learning Processes, Science Teachers
Peer reviewedLederman, Norman G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Reviews research from the past 40 years on students' and teachers' conceptions of the nature of science, clarifies the basic assumptions and logic which have guided earlier research efforts, contrasts the results from qualitative and quantitative research, makes recommendations about research methods, and suggests avenues for future research about…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education
