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Zhou, George; Nocente, Norma; Brouwer, Wytze – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2008
Over the last three decades, many studies have been conducted to identify students' preconceptions on various science topics. It is time now for a synthetic study of preconceptions to enhance our understanding of students' everyday cognition and to benefit our effort in developing effective instructional inventions for conceptual change. Through a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physics, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods

Schoon, Kenneth J. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 1995
Administered a questionnaire containing common earth/space science alternative conceptions to preservice elementary teachers (n=122). Suggests that many misconceptions originate in the classroom and that preservice elementary education teachers have many of the same misconceptions that their future students will have. (35 references) (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Education, Misconceptions, Science Education

Mortimer, Eduardo F. – Science and Education, 1995
Presents a model to analyze conceptual evolution in the classroom, based on the notion of conceptual profile. Suggests that it is possible to use different ways of thinking in different domains, a new concept does not necessarily replace previous ideas, and learning science is to change a conceptual profile and become conscious of different zones…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Misconceptions

Scharmann, Lawrence C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1990
Investigated was the influence of an instructional strategy to help freshmen undergraduate students overcome misconceptions regarding the nature of evolutionary theory. Discusses the strategy that included writing statements, small group discussion, teacher presentation, interactive lecture/discussion, and individual reflections. (YP)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Evolution

Richardson, Daniel R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1990
Presented are the results of a study of high school and college students concerning their thinking about functions of the human body. It was shown that students' thinking could be positively changed over the short term from teleologic to mechanistic. Sample survey questions are included. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, High Schools, Higher Education
Brown, David E.; Clement, John – 1989
In most research that investigates factors influencing the success of analogies in instruction, an underlying assumption is that students have little or no knowledge of the target situation. It is interesting to ask what factors influence the success of analogies when students believe they understand the target situation. If this understanding is…
Descriptors: Analogy, Case Studies, Concept Formation, Force

Lawson, Anton E.; Thompson, Lois D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Explores the relationships between seventh-grade students' misconceptions of genetics and natural selection and four cognitive variables: reasoning ability; mental capacity; verbal intelligence; and cognitive style. Reports that only the reasoning ability was significantly related to the number of misconceptions. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Ability, Formal Operations, Genetics

Sathe, Dileep V. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Discusses the correctness of the directions of acceleration at various points in a pendulum problem shown in Reif (1987). Provides the author's responses to the comments on the problem. (YP)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Illustrations, Mechanics (Physics), Misconceptions
Minstrell, Jim; Stimpson, Virginia C. – 1986
By studying many observations from recent research dealing with beginning physics students' conceptions about forces and motion, this investigation produced a framework within which this research can be organized. The framework summarizes the mechanisms of force invoked by students in particular situations, and it describes the features of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Force, Misconceptions
Clement, John – 1987
Reviewed are findings on misconceptions in mechanics and their instructional implications. Many misconceptions are widespread and resistant to change but students have useful intuitions and reasoning processes that could be used more fully. One strategy for dealing with misconceptions is described. It stresses anchoring intuitions, analogical…
Descriptors: Analogy, College Science, Concept Formation, Higher Education
Murray, Tom; And Others – 1987
Described is a computer tutor designed to help students gain a qualitative understanding of important physics concepts. The tutor simulates a teaching strategy called "bridging analogies" that previous research has demonstrated to be successful in one-on-one tutoring and written explanation studies. The strategy is designed to remedy…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Higher Education

Dawson, Chris J.; Rowell, J. A. – Research in Science Education, 1995
Described a probe that can assess the learners' understanding of scientific ideas in conditions that do not demand closure on a single interpretation, and where learners can demonstrate certainty or otherwise in several possible alternatives. Can be used in monitoring conceptual change when intuitive understanding of scientific phenomena is to be…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Misconceptions

Sadanand, Nanjundiah; Kess, Joseph – Physics Teacher, 1990
Described are the results of a conceptual physics survey given to a small group of high school physics students with the goal of identifying common misconceptions held by students. Three common misconceptions were identified and are discussed in detail. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, High Schools, Mechanics (Physics), Misconceptions
Zeidler, Dana L. – 1995
This paper provides a framework for examining the role of argumentation and thinking and is consistent with the research on pedagogical and theoretical misconceptions. The focus is on presenting a framework to discuss and illustrate how argumentation is related to social thinking (dialogic reasoning) and conceptual change, and provide common…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
BouJaoude, Saouma B. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to: (1) investigate the relationship between the learning approaches of high school students, their prior knowledge, and their attitudes toward chemistry, and their performance on a misconceptions test; and (2) describe and analyze the differences between the responses of students of different learning approaches on…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attitudes, Chemistry, Concept Formation