Description:
The main purpose of this study is (i) to diagnose the cognitive structure, (ii) to investigate the process of conceptual change utilizing a word association test about the solar system and the space and (iii) to identify the misconceptions. The study was undertaken with 31 7th graders in a primary school in Bolu City. The study was completed in 2007-2008 Spring Semester and the application phase took two weeks.