Overcoming Students' Misconceptions in Science: Strategies and Perspectives from Malaysia

By: Karpudewan

Book Overview

Chapter 1 Misconceptions in science education: An overview.- Part I: Misconceptions identified during teaching and learning of primary science and strategies used to address the identified misconceptions.- Chapter 2 Utilizing concept cartoons to diagnose and remediate misconceptions related to photosynthesis among primary school students.- Chapter 3 Facilitating primary school students' understanding of water cycle through guided inquiry-based learning.- Chapter 4 A study on addressing students' misconceptions about condensation using the Predict-Discuss-Explain-Observe-Discuss-Explain (PDEODE) strategy.- Chapter 5 Inquiry-discovery teaching approach as a means to remediate primary students' misconceptions about the phases of the moon.- Part II: Misconceptions about Chemistry concepts and strategies to address the identified misconceptions.- Chapter 6 Misconceptions in electrochemistry: How do pedagogical agents help?.- Chapter 7 The effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) in promoting pre-university students' understanding of chemical bonding and remediating their misconceptions.- Chapter 8 Green chemistry-based Dual-Situated Learning Model: An approach that reduces students' misconceptions on acids and bases.- Chapter 9 The effectiveness of Physical Education Technology (PhET) interactive simulations in enhancing matriculation students' understanding of chemical equilibrium and remediating their misconceptions.- Part III: Misconceptions about Physics concepts and strategies to address the identified misconceptions.- Chapter 10 The integration of fund of knowledge in the hybridization cognitive strategy to enhance secondary students' understanding of physics optical concepts and remediating their misconceptions.- Chapter 11 Fostering understanding and reducing misconceptions about image formation by a plane mirror using constructivist-based hands-on activities.- Chapter 12 Addressing secondary school students' misconceptions about simple current circuits using the learning cycle approach.- Chapter 13 The use of the Process Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL) approach to address Form One students' misconceptions about weight and mass.- Part IV: Misconceptions relevant to Biology concepts and strategies to address the identified misconceptions.- Chapter 14 Improving understanding and reducing matriculation students' misconceptions in immunity using the flipped classroom.- Chapter 15 Improving understanding and reducing secondary school students' misconceptions on cell division using animation-based instruction.- Chapter 16 Comparison between realistic and non-realistic simulations in reducing secondary school students' misconceptions on mitosis and meiosis processes.- Chapter 17 Climate change activities: A possible means to promote understanding and reduce misconceptions about acid rain, global warming, greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion among secondary school students.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811034354
• ISBN13: 9789811034350
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"