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Journal of Research in Science Teaching
written by Sharon Bendall, Fred Goldberg, and Igal Galili
This article reports the results of a study describing prospective elementary teachers' prior verbal and diagrammatic knowledge about various aspects of light, seeing, shadows, and mirror images. Included are some inferences about how students' ideas may have emerged from their interpretations of everyday experiences.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching: Volume 30, Issue 9, Pages 1169-1187
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education - Applied Research
- Teacher Preparation
Education - Basic Research
- Alternative Conceptions
- Teacher Characteristics
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General Physics
- Physics Education Research
- Elementary School
- Reference Material
= Research study
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© 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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DOI:
10.1002/tea.3660300912
Keywords:
Educational Research, Elementary Education, Light, Misconceptions, Optics, Physics, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Science Education Research, Scientific Concepts
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Metadata instance created June 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
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March 9, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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November 1, 1993
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AIP Format
S. Bendall, F. Goldberg, and I. Galili, , J. Res. Sci. Teaching 30 (9), 1169 (1993), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660300912).
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S. Bendall, F. Goldberg, and I. Galili, Prospective elementary teachers' prior knowledge about light, J. Res. Sci. Teaching 30 (9), 1169 (1993), <https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660300912>.
APA Format
Bendall, S., Goldberg, F., & Galili, I. (1993, November 1). Prospective elementary teachers' prior knowledge about light. J. Res. Sci. Teaching, 30(9), 1169-1187. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660300912
Chicago Format
Bendall, S, F. Goldberg, and I. Galili. "Prospective elementary teachers' prior knowledge about light." J. Res. Sci. Teaching. 30, no. 9, (November 1, 1993): 1169-1187, https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660300912 (accessed 10 February 2025).
MLA Format
Bendall, Sharon, Fred Goldberg, and Igal Galili. "Prospective elementary teachers' prior knowledge about light." J. Res. Sci. Teaching 30.9 (1993): 1169-1187. 10 Feb. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660300912>.
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