A Microgenetic Study of Learning About the Molecular Theory of Matter and Chemical Reactions
Chinn, Clark Allen
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Description
Title
A Microgenetic Study of Learning About the Molecular Theory of Matter and Chemical Reactions
Author(s)
Chinn, Clark Allen
Issue Date
1997
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Anderson, Richard C.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Sciences
Language
eng
Abstract
Microgenetic analyses of five cases addressed eight empirical issues that should be addressed by any theory of knowledge acquisition: (a) the nature of the overall knowledge change, (b) the progression of intermediate states during knowledge change, (c) initiators of knowledge change, (d) interactions of prior background knowledge and prior domain knowledge during knowledge changes, (e) the fate of old and new knowledge, (f) the relationship between belief and knowledge, (g) changes in meta-awareness, and (h) factors that influenced the course of knowledge change.
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