A Cross-Age Study of Iranian Students’ Various Conceptions about the Particulate Nature of Matter

dc.creator	Abed BADRIAN
dc.creator	Taleb ABDINEJAD
dc.creator	Akbar NASERIAZAR
dc.date	2011-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:07Z
dc.identifier	1304-6020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e18982ccd5d34226bf4977e78ff446d9
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14163
dc.description	This study aims to investigate Iranian students’ understanding of the particulate nature of matter via a cross-age study. The students involved in this study were high-school students who studied chemistry at the basic level (9th grade) and advanced level (10-11th grade), totaling about 160 individuals. In the study, a test comprising six open-ended and multiple choice diagnostic questions, students' drawings, and semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data. According to the The findings showed that students have many various and different conceptions about matter and many of which have not been previously documented. Further, it was concluded that there is no clear link between students’ conceptions and their grades. In the light of the study, it can be suggested that due to the Ministry of National Education’s recent revisions of the science education curricula and instructional materials, further emphasis should be given to the particulate nature of matter and its modeling in relation to the ed course books.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Ekip Ltd. Sti
dc.relation	www.tused.org
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1304-6020
dc.source	Journal of Turkish Science Education, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 49-63 (2011)
dc.subject	Particulate nature of matter
dc.subject	conception
dc.subject	drawing
dc.subject	particle
dc.subject	macroscopic.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A Cross-Age Study of Iranian Students’ Various Conceptions about the Particulate Nature of Matter
dc.type	article