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A Longitudinal Study of Conceptual Change: Preservice Elementary Teachers' Conceptions of Moon Phases
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Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Atwood, Ronald K.; Christopher, John E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This research consists of a longitudinal study of 12 female elementary preservice teachers' conceptual understanding over the course of several months. The context in which the participants received instruction was in an inquiry-based physics course, and the targeted science content was the cause of moon phases. Qualitative research methods,…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Physics, Data Analysis, Preservice Teachers