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Sadoglu, Gunay Palic – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
As learning is a product of the interaction between certain concepts which are already present within an individual's mind, it is becoming increasingly important to determine the cognitive structures in relation to these concepts which are present within the minds of students. It has been said that the word association test, which is a technique…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education
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Reinfried, Sibylle; Tempelmann, Sebastian – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This paper provides a video-based learning process study that investigates the kinds of mental models of the atmospheric greenhouse effect 13-year-old learners have and how these mental models change with a learning environment, which is optimised in regard to instructional psychology. The objective of this explorative study was to observe and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Climate, Scientific Concepts
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Kurt, Hakan; Ekici, Gulay; Aksu, Ozlem; Aktas, Murat – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of this study is to determine biology student teachers' cognitive structure with regard to "Blood". Qualitative research method has been used. The free word association test and the draw-write technique have been used in collection of data. The data obtained have been evaluated and divided into categories based on content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Science Instruction, Metabolism
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Kurt, Hakan; Ekici, Gulay; Aktas, Murat; Aksu, Ozlem – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
In researches, the subject of respiration has been determined to be among subjects about whom participants from all educational levels struggle to form their cognitive structures and have many alternative conceptions. This research was carried out in order to determine biology student teachers' cognitive structures and alternative conceptions…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Biology, Science Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Tippett, Christine D. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
As people attempt to make sense of the world, they develop personal knowledge structures. These structures often contain misconceptions--inaccurate or incomplete information--that are highly resistant to change because existing knowledge networks must be restructured to accommodate counterintuitive information in a process known as conceptual…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cognitive Structures, Misconceptions, Resistance to Change
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Regis, Alberto; Albertazzi, Pier Giorgio – Journal of Chemical Education, 1996
Describes the use of concept maps as a metacognitive tool to help chemistry teachers and learners improve teaching and learning. Concept maps were used in response to changes in the conceptions of the nature of scientific knowledge and in how learning occurs. Concept maps are valuable in documenting and exploring the restructuring of conceptual…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Structures, Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning)
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Wu, Ying-Tien; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Biological Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was primarily to explore the effects of constructivist-oriented instruction on fifth graders' cognitive structures about biological reproduction. Furthermore, such effects on different science achievers were also investigated. The subjects of this study were 69 eleven year olds in Taiwan, who were assigned to either a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Students, Low Achievement, Maps