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Direct linkBroughton, Suzanne H.; Sinatra, Gale M.; Reynolds, Ralph E. – Journal of Educational Research, 2010
Students often hold misconceptions that conflict with scientific explanations. Research has shown that refutation texts are effective for facilitating conceptual change in these cases (Guzzetti, Snyder, Glass, & Gamas, 1993). The process through which refutation texts have their effect is not clear. The authors replicated and extended previous…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Concept Formation
Kikas, Eve – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
This study focuses on the conceptions of trainee, primary, and subject teachers about three phenomena: the motion of objects, seasonal changes, and aggregate changes of matter. A total of 198 participants completed a questionnaire concerning two types of tasks. First, teachers evaluated the adequacy of a given explanation as compared to their…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Elementary Secondary Education
