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Lee, Okhee; And Others – 1990
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to understand the conceptual frameworks that sixth-grade students use to explain the nature and structure of matter and molecules; and (2) to assess the effectiveness of two alternate instructional units in helping students change those conceptions. The study involved 15 sixth-grade classes taught by 12…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Science, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades