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Beeth, Michael E. – Science Education, 1998
Argues for an approach to conceptual-change instruction that places students' science conceptions and their ability to reflect on those conceptions at the center of science instruction. Focuses on the effect of using status concepts. Contains 24 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, General Science
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Crawford, Teresa; Kelly, Gregory J. – Science Education, 1997
Draws from studies in the sociology of scientific knowledge to create a new perspective for understanding school science. Merges ethnography and discourse analysis to study science-in-the-making in a physics classroom. Investigates local conceptual ecologies. Contains 55 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
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Kragh, Helge – Science and Education, 1998
Offers a critical examination of some of the basic claims of studies that employ ideas from social constructivism and the sociology of scientific knowledge. Argues that social constructivism cannot explain some of the most characteristic features of the physical sciences. Contains 26 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Representation