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Peer reviewedGobert, Janice D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Analyzes fifth grade students' diagrams and explanations for the spatial, causal, and dynamic processes inside the earth. Identifies and characterizes the different types of student models for the inside of the earth, and characterizes the reasoning associated with these models. (Contains 74 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Epistemology
Peer reviewedGobert, Janice D.; Clement, John J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Grade five students' (n=58) conceptual understanding of plate tectonics was measured by analysis of student-generated summaries and diagrams, and by posttest assessment of both the spatial/static and causal/dynamic aspects of the domain. The diagram group outperformed the summary and text-only groups on the posttest measures. Discusses the effects…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Concept Formation, Diagrams, Grade 5
