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EJ551076 PS527130
Title: Children's Misconceptions and Conceptual Change.
Author(s): Watson, Linda
Source: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, v22 n2 p12-16 Jun 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0312-5033
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1998
Examines how children's misconceptions regarding scientific phenomena change over time through instruction and other mechanisms. Asserts that Piagetian and Vygotskian theories offer insights into children's misconceptions related to how they are formed and how they are influenced by personal experience and social factors, and that these theories can be used by early childhood educators to promote concept development. (EV)
Descriptors: *Children; *Concept Formation; Concept Teaching; Early Childhood Education; *Misconceptions; Outcomes of Education; Piagetian Theory; Prior Learning; Scientific Concepts
Identifiers: *Preconceptions; *Vygotsky (Lev S)
