TY - JOUR
T1 - Children’s conception of gas
AU - Stavy, Ruth
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Students usually learn about gases and the particulate theory of matter in the seventh grade. The objective of this research was to study the knowledge students possess regarding the concept gas prior to and following instruction. The findings show that students do not develop spontaneously a general idea of gas prior to instruction. After instruction, they first acquire knowledge about the substantial properties of gases, then they refer to gas as a state of matter and only thereafter do they apply the particulate theory of matter in order to explain the term gas. In addition, it was found that students’ reactions to essentially identical scientific problems are different. Educational implications are discussed.
AB - Students usually learn about gases and the particulate theory of matter in the seventh grade. The objective of this research was to study the knowledge students possess regarding the concept gas prior to and following instruction. The findings show that students do not develop spontaneously a general idea of gas prior to instruction. After instruction, they first acquire knowledge about the substantial properties of gases, then they refer to gas as a state of matter and only thereafter do they apply the particulate theory of matter in order to explain the term gas. In addition, it was found that students’ reactions to essentially identical scientific problems are different. Educational implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/0950069880100508
DO - 10.1080/0950069880100508
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AN - SCOPUS:84950452895
SN - 0950-0693
VL - 10
SP - 553
EP - 560
JO - International Journal of Science Education
JF - International Journal of Science Education
IS - 5
ER -