The present qualitative study investigates the conceptual representations of 132 preservice
Quebec elementary teachers regarding matter–light interaction (reflection, refraction, and …

In this paper, we present the findings of research on mental representations of thermal
conduction on the metal of children aged 5-6 years. The research was carried out using …

The current research study deals with students' mental representations and cognitive
schemata of light refraction. In the study, 213 ninth grade students participated who had …

L'étude des représentations mentales des élèves des concepts et des phénomènes en
physique constitue un enjeu central de la recherche de la didactique des sciences, car ils …

The research described in this article concerns the understanding of the additive colour
process by children aged seven to eight years (N= 24) and the effectiveness of learning …

The reason for the low quality of science education in general is the existence of
misconception and learning conditions that are less attention to the preconceptions of …

This research study was designed to identify the conceptual understandings of 89 students
from the region of Clare in French-language public schools and 105 students from the …

A significant amount of research in the field of Early Childhood Science Education is
oriented towards the study of young children's mental representations of entities …

In this article, we analyze the basis of a proposal that allows teaching the notions of
reflection, refraction, interference and diffraction from a unified perspective, using Fermat's …

In this paper, we present the findings of a research which has two objectives: firstly, it
recorded 12-13 years old (7th grade) students' mental representation regarding the vision of …