Alternative Views of the Solar System among Turkish Students

Autor/in	Cin, Mustafa
Titel	Alternative Views of the Solar System among Turkish Students
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 53 (2007) 1, S.39-53 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-006-9029-5
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Astronomy; Middle School Students; Knowledge Level; Comprehension; Scientific Concepts; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Astronomie; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Wissensbasis; Verstehen; Verständnis; Türkei
Abstract	This study examines middle-school students' alternative frameworks of the earth's shape, its relative size and its distance from the sun and the moon. The sample was selected in the province of Giresun in Turkey. Sixty-five 14-year-old students participated in the research. A structured interview consisting of open-ended questions was employed to reveal students' ideas. The students' verbal responses were scrutinized and categorized according to their level of understanding. The results showed that the students had many alternative frameworks with regard to astronomical concepts. Implications and recommendations were made for teachers, textbook authors, teaching materials developers and researchers for future research to remedy students' alternative frameworks. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10