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International Journal of Science Education
written by David Palmer
Research has shown that students often appear to have multiple conceptions in science - they may apply one conception in one problem, and a different conception in another, related problem. The purpose of the present study was to identify students' alternative conceptions, plus any conceptions that could be categorized as scientifically acceptable, and to investigate the nature of any possible relationship between these conceptions. In individual interviews, 112 students from grades 6 and 10 were asked whether gravity acted upon a series of moving or non-moving objects in everyday situations. The majority of students displayed both scientifically acceptable conceptions and alternative conceptions. Their comments indicated that there was a relationship between these conceptions.
International Journal of Science Education: Volume 23, Issue 7, Pages 691-706
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- Alternative Conceptions
General Physics
- Physics Education Research
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DOI:
10.1080/09500690010006527
Keywords:
Australia, Concept Formation, Force, Foreign Countries, Gravity (Physics), High Schools, Middle Schools, Motion, Physics, Science Education
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Metadata instance created July 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
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November 23, 2005 by Vince Kuo
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D. Palmer, , Int. J. Sci. Educ. 23 (7), 691 (2001), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690010006527).
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D. Palmer, students' alternative conceptions and scientifically acceptable conceptions about gravity, Int. J. Sci. Educ. 23 (7), 691 (2001), <https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690010006527>.
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Palmer, D. (2001, July 1). students' alternative conceptions and scientifically acceptable conceptions about gravity. Int. J. Sci. Educ., 23(7), 691-706. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690010006527
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Palmer, David. "students' alternative conceptions and scientifically acceptable conceptions about gravity." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 23, no. 7, (July 1, 2001): 691-706, https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690010006527 (accessed 19 April 2024).
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Palmer, David. "students' alternative conceptions and scientifically acceptable conceptions about gravity." Int. J. Sci. Educ. 23.7 (2001): 691-706. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690010006527>.
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