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The Effect of The Lunar and Planetary Phases Drawing Module on Students' Conceptual Change and Achievement  

Kim, Sang-Dal (Department of Earth Science, Pusan National University)
Kim, Jong-Hee (Department of Earth Science, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.25, no.3, 2004 , pp. 176-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
The concept of 'the lunar and planetary phases' is very difficult to understand and students may have various misconceptions on this concept. A module drawing the lunar and planetary phases was developed with the application of the simplifying conditions method. The effects of instruction using the module drawing the lunar and planetary phases on the conceptual change and the achievement was investigated in the consideration of learners' characteristics (spatial perception ability, science inquiry ability, required pre-requested learning ability). Findings were as follows: 1) This module was effective for learners' conceptual change and achievement, 2) This module had a positive influence for development the learners' characteristics and conceptual change with the middle level of science inquiry ability, the middle and low level of required pre-requisite learning ability, and middle level of the spatial perception ability.
Keywords
conceptual change; lunar and planetary phases change; simplifying conditions method (SCM); module drawing the lunar and planetary phases;
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