Lasting effects of instruction guided by the conflict map: Experimental study of learning about the causes of the seasons

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1089-1111

  Tsai, Chin Chung ^a   Chang, Chun Yen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; STUDENTS; SUN;

CONCEPTUAL LEARNING; CONFLICT MAP; ROTE MEMORIZATION; SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EID: 30544436684     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20089     Document Type: Article

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