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Download full textBeeth, Michael E.; Hewson, Peter W. – 1997
This paper addresses the question of how teachers can support and facilitate conceptual change in student thinking. It begins with a discussion of the multiple meanings of the term conceptual change. An argument is presented for the notion that recent developments in research in science learning have dramatic implications for what students are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education
Saul, Jeffery M.; Deardorff, Duane L.; Abbott, David S.; Allain, Rhett J.; Beichner, Robert J. – 2000
The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics (SCALE-UP) project at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is developing a curriculum to promote learning through in-class group activities in introductory physics classes up to 100 students. The authors are currently in Phase II of the project using a specially designed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Curriculum, Concept Formation, Epistemology
