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This article was a great read! The steps that were mentioned to help understand the misconceptions will be incredibly helpful. I like the assessment and it would be a good pre assessment to ... See More

This article was a great read! The steps that were mentioned to help understand the misconceptions will be incredibly helpful. I like the assessment and it would be a good pre assessment to see what your students already know.

Conceptual Change in Space Science

By adding surveys taken in different grade levels,it shows how much confusion is taking place when it comes to Space Science. Students come into classrooms everyday with ideas that are not a... See More

By adding surveys taken in different grade levels,it shows how much confusion is taking place when it comes to Space Science. Students come into classrooms everyday with ideas that are not accurate and are living daily lives with these misconceptions. The author did a superior job writing out explanations to the reader in order for a solid understanding of the article.

Conceptual Change in Space Science

By adding surveys taken in different grade levels,it shows how much confusion is taking place when it comes to Space Science. Students come into classrooms everyday with ideas that are not a... See More

By adding surveys taken in different grade levels,it shows how much confusion is taking place when it comes to Space Science. Students come into classrooms everyday with ideas that are not accurate and are living daily lives with these misconceptions. The author did a superior job writing out explanations to the reader in order for a solid understanding of the article.

Conceptual Change in Space Science

By adding surveys taken in different grade levels,it shows how much confusion is taking place when it comes to Space Science. Students come into classrooms everyday with ideas that are not a... See More

By adding surveys taken in different grade levels,it shows how much confusion is taking place when it comes to Space Science. Students come into classrooms everyday with ideas that are not accurate and are living daily lives with these misconceptions. The author did a superior job writing out explanations to the reader in order for a solid understanding of the article.

Steps for Conceptual Change

The article highlights three conditions that must happen in order for students to make a conceptual change. First, they “must understand the new idea; understand how it can be used to resol... See More

The article highlights three conditions that must happen in order for students to make a conceptual change. First, they “must understand the new idea; understand how it can be used to resolve the dissatisfaction; and see how the new idea can be used in other situations.” The authors provide steps to help us guide students through the initial misconception, using a simple activity, and then other steps that allow students to solidify the new understanding. I used the concepts in the article with my middle school students and found while some gained a little more understanding, the activities alone were not enough. They were a good supplement though and added yet one more step to help students understand, and gave me food for thought on how to make stronger connections with students to make the conceptual change occur.