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Direct linkMcKinnon, David H.; Geissinger, Helen; Danaia, Lena – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
This article reports on research into learning gains made by children aged 10-12 when they studied astronomy using learning activities in a constructivist environment consolidated by access through the Internet to a scientific-grade telescope. Young people often hold naive or alternative ideas about scientific phenomena from early childhood. Since…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Astronomy, Concept Formation, Grade 5
