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Acuna, Santiago R.; Garcia Rodicio, Hector; Sanchez, Emilio – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2011
Despite the potential advantages of instructional explanations, evidence indicates that they are usually ineffective. Subsequent work has shown that in order to make instructional explanations effective indeed, one successful strategy is to combine them with indications of the limitations in learners' understanding that they are intended to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Prior Learning, Plate Tectonics, Teaching Methods
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Rakkapao, Suttida; Arayathanikul, Kwan; Pananont, Passakorn – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2009
The goal of this study is to identify Thai students' prior knowledge about particle motion when P-waves arrive. This existing idea significantly influences what and how students learn in the classroom. The data were collected via conceptual open-ended questions designed by the researchers and through explanatory follow-up interviews. Participants…
Descriptors: College Students, Prior Learning, Foreign Countries, Seismology