Middle and high school students' understanding of the particulate nature of matter in Lebanon (Record no. 20111)

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Personal name Kawtharani, Lamia
Miscellaneous information Master, تعليم الكيمياء
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Title Middle and high school students' understanding of the particulate nature of matter in Lebanon
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Beirut
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Université Libanaise - Faculté de Pédagogie - Deanship
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
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Extent 83 pages
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General note النوع : Mémoire
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Summary, etc. This study was conducted to determine 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students’ conceptions about the particulate nature of matter via a test. A total of 189 students from a Lebanese private school participated in this study; 54 from the 8th grade, 62 from the 10th grade, 53 from the 11th grade, and 20 from the 12th grade. The test consisted of ten multiple-choice questions that aimed at testing students’ conceptions concerning the particulate nature of matter through four themes: the use of the particulate nature of matter to relate macroscopic phenomena to submicroscopic particles, the existence of empty spaces between the particles of matter, applying the law of conservation of mass to the particle model, and matter in the gaseous phase. The results showed that, for many of the students, making the association between submicroscopic models and macroscopic events was problematic. Students had little knowledge or misconceptions about the spaces between particles, conservation of mass during phase change, and the continuity of matter. Finally, although the findings of this study should not be generalized, since it is only representative of one private school in Beirut, Lebanon. On the other hand, since these students represent a sample of the students in Beirut, going through the same chemistry program, the findings of this study might have several implications for both teachers and curriculum designers.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Enseignement générale L’enseignement des Sciences
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Topical term or geographic name entry element General education
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Les Attitudes et conceptions des étudiants
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Sciences education
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Students Attitudes and Conceptions
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Topical term or geographic name entry element التعليم العام تعليم العلوم
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Topical term or geographic name entry element مواقف الطلبة وتصوراتهم
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Public note Université Libanaise - Faculté de Pédagogie - Deanship
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Koha item type بيانات الهيئة اللبنانية للعلوم التربوية

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