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- Title
A Comment on“The Problem of Terminology in the Study of Student Conceptions in Science”.
- Authors
Gunstone, Richard F.
- Abstract
The article presents an author's comment on the article "The Problem of Technology in the Study of Student Conceptions in Science," by I. O Ambiola. Abimola raises a fundamental issue about the study of students' conception in science, and asserts the importance of the study is in the need for researchers and readers to understand the nature and implications of the terminology used in reporting research. The author's response to Abimola is motivated by the desire to strengthen the arguments about the importance of terminology by raising two related issues which run counter to some other aspects of the paper. These arguments include other significant factors, apart from views of science, which influence researcher's use of terminology to label misconceptions, and the value of seeking a single descriptor for conceptions.
- Subjects
SCIENCE education; STUDENT attitudes; PSYCHOLOGY of learning; EDUCATION research; EDUCATION; DISCUSSION in education
- Publication
Science Education, 1989, Vol 73, Issue 6, p643
- ISSN
0036-8326
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sce.3730730602