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Direct linkNimmermark, Anders; Ohrstrom, Lars; Mårtensson, Jerker; Davidowitz, Bette – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Almost 700 Swedish and South African students from the upper secondary school and first-term chemistry university level responded to our survey on concepts of chemical bonding. The national secondary school curricula and most common textbooks for both countries were also surveyed and compared for their content on chemical bonding. Notable…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
Download full textWild, Tiffany A.; Hilson, Margilee P.; Farrand, Kathleen M. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
Eighteen middle and high school students with visual impairments participated in a weeklong field-based geology summer camp. This paper reports the curriculum, strategies, and what the students learned about Earth science by climbing in and out of caves, collecting fossils, exploring a bog, and interacting with experts in the field. Students were…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Visual Impairments, Summer Programs
Peer reviewedBaxter, John – Physics Education, 1991
Discussed is the idea that students come into their lessons with already preformed notions for many basic astronomical events. Examples of students' responses during an astronomy lesson are included. Suggestions for uncovering students' alternative frameworks are presented. (KR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, British National Curriculum, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
