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Download full textRoss, Katharyn E. K.; Shuell, Thomas J. – 1990
Some pre-instructional misconceptions held by children can persist through scientific instruction and resist changes. Identifying these misconceptions would be beneficial for science instruction. In this preliminary study, scores on a 60-item true-false test of knowledge and misconceptions about earthquakes were compared with previous interview…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
