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Download full textSmith, Herbert A. – 1968
This study involved examining an instructional unit with regard to its concept content and appropriateness for its target audience. The study attempted to determine (1) what concepts are treated explicitly or implicitly, (2) whether there is a hierarchical conceptual structure within the unit, (3) what level of sophistication is required to…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Course Content, Curriculum Evaluation, Earth Science
Peer reviewedNussbaum, Joseph; Sharoni-Dagan, Niva – Science Education, 1983
Tested Ausubel/Novak hypothesis that primary grade students can learn meaningfully certain aspects of science concepts in the "reception learning" model. Revised audio-tutorial instruction unit on earth based on understanding children's misconceptions; assessed impact of revised units with second graders; and compared results to concept…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Earth Science
