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A small scale investigation into children’s understanding of scientific concepts.
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TMA06 A small scale investigation into children's understanding of scientific concepts. This study aimed to investigate what type of understanding children are using in relation to what sinks and what floats, where this knowledge comes from and how it relates to the scientific knowledge which they encounter at school. Recorded interviews were employed to gather the data from two participants, one male aged 7 and one female aged 12. The participant's explanations to why objects sink and float were derived from a structured interview and were later classified into a coding scheme. The interviews were conducted individually with each participant and were structured into three parts. Part A and B were to assess the participant's initial understanding which objects float and sink and Part C was dedicated to developing the children's understanding. It was found the older participant was able demonstrate conceptual change when faced with...
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