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Direct linkEhrlen, Karin – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
Visual representations play an important role in science teaching. The way in which visual representations may help children to acquire scientific concepts is a crucial test in the debate between constructivist and socio-cultural oriented researchers. In this paper, the question is addressed as a problem of how to contextualize conceptions and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Cultural Context
