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Direct linkMerenluoto, Kaarina; Lehtinen, Erno – Learning and Instruction, 2004
The research on conceptual change has so far mainly dealt with cognitive outcomes, but especially during the last few years there has been a growing interest in and discussion about the processes of conceptual change. The purpose of the article is to contribute to this discussion and to present a theoretical model of the dynamics among the…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Concept Formation, Cognitive Processes, Scientific Concepts
Vosniadou, Stella; Skopeliti, Irini; Ikospentaki, Kalliopi – Learning and Instruction, 2005
This experiment investigated the effect of the presentation of a globe--the culturally accepted artifact representing the earth--on children's reasoning in elementary astronomy. Forty-four children from grades 1 and 3 were interviewed individually. First, the children were asked to make their own representations of the earth (i.e., drawings and…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Prior Learning, Cognitive Processes, Astronomy
