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Potvin, Patrice; Mercier, Julien; Charland, Patrick; Riopel, Martin – Research in Science Education, 2012
This research investigates the effect of classroom explicitation of initial conceptions (CEIC) on conceptual change in the context of learning electricity. Eight hundred and seventy five thirteen year-olds were tested in laboratory conditions to see if CEIC is or is not a productive step toward conceptual change. All students experienced a…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Misconceptions, Concept Formation, Laboratories