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Öztürk, Ayse; Doganay, Ahmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
This study investigated primary school 5th and 8th graders' understanding and mental models related to the shape of the world and gravity, and how these models reflected the fact and what kind of a change there is from 5th to 8th graders. This research is based on a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted in a low socioeconomic level…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 8, Scientific Concepts
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Marulcu, Ismail; Karakuyu, Yunus; Dogan, Mevlut – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
In this study, we investigated whether concept maps were used as often and as effectively in elementary science and technology classrooms as recommended by the National Ministry of Education (MEB) in the new curricula in Turkey. In the new elementary science and technology curricula, the MEB provides a general concept map for each unit. We used…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Structures