Children's Ideas in Science
An exploration of the concepts children hold in relation to science.
Many children have ideas/concepts that differ from standard accepted
science. These concepts are often resistant to change and persist
despite exposure through teaching to the 'correct' explanations.
This project would set out
- to discover these alternative constructs,
- seek to find their underlying reasons
- and discover how resistant these alternative concepts are to change.
The project would also seek to discover if these alternative concepts
were commonly shared across countries or were culturally dependent.