The Interaction of Audio-Tutorial Instruction with Student Prior Knowledge: A Proposed Qualitative, Case-Study Methodology.

Pines, A. Leon; Novak, Joseph D.

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Interaction of Audio-Tutorial Instruction with Student Prior Knowledge: A Proposed Qualitative, Case-Study Methodology.

Pines, A. Leon; Novak, Joseph D.

Science Education, v69 n2 p213-28 Apr 1985

Propositions expressed by students during interviews prior to and after audiovisual instruction served as the basis for Concept Propositional Analysis (CPA) to assess cognitive structure. CPAs for two students are reported and aspects of Ausubelian principles are discussed. The method showed that new learning can be linked to previous misconceptions. (DH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Research Methodology, Science Education, Science Instruction

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