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Galili, Igal; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
Reports a study (n=27) concerning the knowledge about image formation exhibited by students following instruction in geometrical optics in an activity-based college physics course for prospective elementary teachers. Student diagrams and verbal comments indicate their knowledge can be described as an intermediate state: a hybridization of…
Descriptors: College Science, Concept Formation, Education Majors, Educational Research