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Asia-Pacific
Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 4, Issue 2, Article 3
(Dec., 2003) Jie ZHANG, Ji-Feng CHEN and Ling-Biao GAO Alternative conceptions on buoyancy possessed by secondary students
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Alternative conceptions on buoyancy possessed by secondary students
Jie ZHANG, Ji-Feng CHEN and Ling-Biao GAO
South China Normal University
Guangzhou , Guangdong 510631, China
Email: zhangbiyou1@sina.com
Received 26 Oct., 2003
Revised 25 Nov., 2003
Abstract:
Based on the research of alternative conceptions on buoyancy as possessed by secondary students, we construct eight common modes of alternative conceptions on buoyancy. Some meaningful conclusions are drawn from the statistics and analysis of the research outcomes and they can help to provide certain revelation in the effective teaching of physics.
Keyword : alternative conceptions ; preconception ; buoyancy; conceptual change