Everyday knowledge and scientific knowledge in the interpretation of matter properties

Autor: María Sagrario Gutiérrez Julián, Miguel Angel Gómez Crespo, Juan Ignacio Pozo
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Investigações em Ensino de Ciências, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 191-203 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1518-8795
Popis: This paper presents a study about students’ representations of matter properties. It shows how in order to explain matter discontinuity and intrinsic motion of particles the students frequently use alternative conceptions instead of scientific theories. These conceptions give local consistency centered on the macroscopic perception of matter, while scientific theories give global consistency.
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