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Acquiring an Effective Understanding of Scientific Concepts [microform] / F. Reif
Bib ID 5425128
Format BookBook, MicroformMicroform, OnlineOnline
Author
Reif, F
 
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Description [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983 
31 p. 
Summary

Studies have shown that students, after having studied physics concepts and being familiar with them for an appreciable time, may nevertheless lack the ancillary knowledge needed to use such concepts reliably; correspondingly, they exhibit major misconceptions and errors. Provided in this paper is an analysis of the ancillary knowledge required to make a scientific concept of principle effectively usable. Property concepts are addressed since these are centrally important to descriptions needed in science. This analysis includes, as a subset, the ancillary knowledge for a simple entity concept. Furthermore, the ancillary knowledge of a property concept is essentially the same as that for a principle. The most important ancillary knowledge required to make a concept effectively usable is that required to interpret the concept appropriately. This analysis of the ancillary knowledge needed for concept interpretation points out some practical implications for the learning and teaching of scientific concepts/principles. Students could be made aware of the ancillary knowledge (focusing on specification of concept, concept values, independent variables; instantiation; and error prevention) required to interpret a particular concept of interest or for use as a general skill in effectively learning any newly encountered concept or principle. (JN)

Notes

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.

Contract Number: SED-79-20592.

ERIC Note: Paper presented at the meeting of the American Chemical Society (Las Vegas, NV, March 1982). For related documents, see SE 041 559-561.

Educational level discussed: High Schools.

Educational level discussed: Higher Education.

Reproduction Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. 
Subjects College Science.  |  Comprehension.  |  Concept Formation.  |  High Schools.  |  Higher Education.  |  Knowledge Level.  |  Learning.  |  Physics.  |  Science Education.  |  Science Instruction.  |  Scientific Concepts.  |  Scientific Principles.  |  Secondary School Science.  |  Teaching Methods.  |  Knowledge  |  Misconceptions - National Science Foundation
Form/genre Reports, Descriptive.  |  Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Other authors/contributors California Univ., Berkeley. Dept. of Physics
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