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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2020.44.3.289

Exploring Middle School Students' Types of Misconceptions on Astronomy Terminologies  

Choi, Youngjin (Ewha Womans University)
Shin, Donghee (Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of Science Education / v.44, no.3, 2020 , pp. 289-299 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the definition, the level of difficulty, and the certainty of the understanding of 113 astronomy terminologies from 2009 revised middle school geoscience textbooks were examined. And through further interviews, the types of students' misconceptions about astronomy terminologies and their representative terms - examples of misconceptions were analyzed. The definitions of the terms presented by the students were largely classified as correct, low-level, and incorrect understanding. And low-level understanding was subdivided into high-level definition descriptions, undifferentiated concepts, and incorrect answers were subdivided into interference by scientific misconception and lack of prior knowledge. Given that the misconceptions due to terminologies can be distinguished from the prior misconception, the misconceptions due to terminologies can be effectively prevented by changing the term itself. In addition, students were aware of the advantages and disadvantages of metaphorical terms, and the recognition of their level of understanding is expected to be a good starting point considering that recognizing their own misconceptions is the first step in correcting them. Terminologies in science education is always an important subject of discussions, striving to select the right term according to the times, and scientific terms may change. It is expected that the results of this study will be the basis for discussions on the modification of terms.
Keywords
astronomy terminology; misconception; metaphorical terms; types of misconception;
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