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Wild, Tiffany A.; Trundle, Kathy Cabe – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the misconceptions of students with visual impairments about seasonal change. Students who participated in traditional instruction exhibited alternative conceptions before and after instruction, whereas those who participated in inquiry-based instruction had alternative conceptions before…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Misconceptions, Conventional Instruction, Middle School Students
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Cakir Olgun, Ozlem Sila – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2008
This study investigated the effect of concept mapping over traditional instruction on students' understanding and retention of heat and temperature concepts. The sample of this study consisted of 5th grade students from two classes of a elementary school (n=75). One intact class was randomly assigned to the comparison group whereas the other one…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Earth Science
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Akkus, Huseyin; Kadayifci, Hakki; Atasoy, Basri; Geban, Omer – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2003
The purpose of this study was to identify misconceptions concerning chemical equilibrium concepts and to investigate the effectiveness of instruction based on the constructivist approach over traditional instruction on 10th grade students' understanding of chemical equilibrium concepts. The subjects of this study consisted of 71 10th grade…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 10, Statistical Analysis, Misconceptions