Exploring the Link between Students' Scientific and Nonscientific Conceptions.

Palmer, David H.

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ERIC Number: EJ593972

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Exploring the Link between Students' Scientific and Nonscientific Conceptions.

Palmer, David H.

Science Education, v83 n6 p639-53 Nov 1999

Describes a study that investigated whether scientific and nonscientific understandings in the same content area are linked. Finds that students' (n=107) explanations indicate that they were using an "if-then" type of reasoning which linked scientific and nonscientific conceptions. Contains 39 references. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Learning Theories, Misconceptions, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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