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Peer reviewedTrend, Roger David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2001
Studies (n=51) inservice school teachers with regard to their orientations toward geoscience phenomena in general and deep time in particular. Aims to identify the nature of idiosyncratic conceptions of deep time and propose a curricular Deep Time Framework for teacher education. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Geology
Peer reviewedMuthukrishna, Nithi; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
Reports a study (n=41) of the effectiveness of in-depth, conceptually integrated instruction delivered via a videodisc program in eliminating children's alternative frameworks in science. This curriculum, which did not directly address alternative frameworks during instruction, changed 92% of the alternative frameworks held by students to…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Earth Science, Educational Research
