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Peer reviewedBasili, Patricia A.; Sanford, Julie P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
Study (n=62) at suburban community college tested method of conceptual change in which treatment students worked in small cooperative groups on tasks aimed at eliciting their misconceptions so that they could be discussed in contrast to scientific conception that had been taught in direct instruction. Treatment group had significantly lower…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Group Behavior
