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Peer reviewedThijs, Gerard D.; Dekkers, Peter J. J. M. – Science Education, 1998
Describes a study in which teaching and learning activities are designed using a cognitive conflict strategy. Focuses on the effectiveness of these activities in classroom research in pre-university courses in Botswana and South Africa. Contains 39 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Force
Peer reviewedCamacho, Fernando Flores; Cazares, Leticia Gallegos – Science Education, 1998
Illustrates the construction of conceptual models on pressure and flotation using high school students' previous ideas on these concepts. Identifies three models and uses them to analyze students' ideas about physical phenomena and to recognize the inferential structure they use. Contains 28 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
