Misconceptions: How what we know gets in the way of learning
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Misconceptions: How what we know gets in the way of learning Dr. Margaret Waterman Biology Department Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA 63701
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Misconceptions: How what we know gets in the way of learning
Dr. Margaret WatermanBiology DepartmentSoutheast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri, USA 63701
What do people bring to school?
Alternative Conceptions: sometimes called “misconceptions” Ideas and mental models that learners already have when they come to science.
Alternative Conception Examples
plants need to be fed chemical food rain drops are tear drop shaped the universe has a bottom-most level, which
accounts for things falling down organisms evolve because they see a need
and they adapt.
Explorations
Alternative conceptions are difficult to change.
Why? What methods can we use?
– Why simply telling what is correct won’t work
Beware the “calculus box”
Approaches to Try
The Learning Cycle Engage Explore Explain Extend Evaluate
The candle activity was a Learning Cycle
Approaches to Try
POE demonstrations Predict Observe Explain
The drops on a penny was a POE lesson
