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Direct linkPalmer, David H. – Science Education, 2003
The aim of this study was to identify the type of conceptual change (assimilation or accommodation) that can be induced by a refutational text. Individual interviews were carried out with a stratified sample of eighty-seven grade 9 students. Forty-four percent of them were found to have a misconception about the concept of ecological role--they…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Concept Formation, Misconceptions, Metacognition
Peer reviewedWallace, John; Chou, Ching-Yang – Science Education, 2001
Examines the way in which students cooperate in Taiwanese and Australian science classrooms. Concludes that students from Taiwan and Australia have a range of understandings and interpretations about what it means to cooperate in science classrooms. There are complex connections between cooperative behavior, student academic ability, sex, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences
