The role of diverse instruction in conceptual change

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-276

  Hayes, Brett K ^a   Goodhew, Alison ^b   Heit, Evan ^c   Gillan, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concepts; Conceptual change; Framework theories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; EARTH (PLANET); FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0242551215     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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