Reframing the classical approach to conceptual change: Preconceptions, misconceptions and synthetic models

Second International Handbook of Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 119-130

  Vosniadou, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9041-7_10     Document Type: Chapter

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