Download e-book for iPad: International Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change by Stella Vosniadou

The examine of conceptual swap strains its historical past to the notions of paradigm (networks of shared ideals, recommendations, practices) and paradigm shift made recognized through Thomas Kuhn in his publication, The constitution of medical Revolutions. Kuhn’s paintings was once speedy associated with developmental psychology (how wisdom develops) and to technology schooling (teaching significant, new ideas). This e-book is the 1st finished evaluation of the conceptual swap flow and of the amazing examine it has spawned on how wisdom develops and will study in several content material components. due to its interdisciplinary concentration bankruptcy authors have been advised to jot down in a way understandable to researchers and scholars from assorted fields.

The International instruction manual of analysis on Conceptual Change is composed of twenty-seven chapters that make clear the character of conceptual switch learn, describes its most vital findings and demonstrates their value for schooling. it really is equipped into six sections that come with specific discussions of key theoretical and methodological matters, the roots of conceptual swap examine within the philosophy and background of technology, mechanisms of conceptual swap, and learner features. It additionally includes chapters that describe conceptual swap study within the content material components corresponding to physics, astronomy, biology, drugs and wellbeing and fitness, and background. a specific concentration is given to scholars’ problems in studying extra complicated and counter-intuitive concepts.