Children's Conceptions of Light and Color: Understanding the Role of Unseen Rays. Research Series No. 166.

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Charles W.; Smith, Edward L.
Institution	Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Inst. for Research on Teaching.
Titel	Children's Conceptions of Light and Color: Understanding the Role of Unseen Rays. Research Series No. 166.
Quelle	(1986), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Development; Color; Concept Formation; Elementary Education; Elementary School Science; Light; Misconceptions; Physical Sciences; Science Education; Science Instruction; Vision + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kognitive Entwicklung; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Elementarunterricht; Licht; Missverständnis; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	This study focused on misconceptions related to light and vision. Researchers administered diagnostic tests about light, vision, and color before and after instruction to 227 fifth-grade students over a 2-year period. They also conducted 11 clinical interviews. The tests and interviews revealed that almost all students shared certain misconceptions about light and its role in vision. In particular, most students believed that their eyes perceived objects directly rather than detecting light reflected by those objects. Most students also viewed color as a property of objects, not of light reflected by those objects. When teachers used conventional textbook-based methods of instruction, only a few students were successful in changing these misconceptions. Most students, however, successfully mastered the scientific conceptions when teachers used materials specifically designed to help students overcome their misconceptions. (Author/ML)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC