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A Conceptual Change Approach to Learning Science
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Summaries English Learning science is complex‐‐a student has at different times to acquire new information, reorganize existing knowledge and even discard cherished ideas. In addressing this issue, the analogy between individual learning and conceptual change in scientific disciplines has been fruitful in providing aspects of a suitableframework for analysing science learning. In this paper a model of learning as conceptual change is developed. It investigates the conditions under which an individual holding a set of conceptions of natural phenomena, when confronted by new experiences will either keep his or her conceptions substantially unaltered in the process of incorporating these experiences, or have to replace them because of their inadequacy. The model illuminates the importance of addressing an individual's existing conceptions. It also pinpoints the importance of an individual's metaphysical commitments in influencing scientific learning.
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- Authors
- Hewson, P. W.
- Venue
- European Journal of Science Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1981-10
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 383-396
- ISSN
- 0140-5284 (ISSN-L)
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- W2060387887
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- 442
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 44.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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