The Construction of Notions on Complex Subjects, in Students of Secondary Education: An Analysis by Means of the Theory of the Conceptual Fields

In this paper we discuss and analyze the way in which fifteen-years-old students construct their knowledge when they attend classes regarding gravitational interactions topic, in which a didactic strategy has been used. Such a strategy provided a space to analyze the actions and relationships that c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Stipcich, Silvia, Caballero Sahelices, Concesa, Moreira, Marco Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Revista Electrónica de Investigacion Educativa
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.redie.uabc.mx:article/159
Acceso en línea:https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/159
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Science education
class activities
scientific concepts
concept formation
conceptual fields’s theory.
Enseñanza de las ciencias
actividades de clase
conceptos científicos
formación de conceptos
teoría de los campos conceptuales.
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Sumario:In this paper we discuss and analyze the way in which fifteen-years-old students construct their knowledge when they attend classes regarding gravitational interactions topic, in which a didactic strategy has been used. Such a strategy provided a space to analyze the actions and relationships that constitute the educational experience of a group of students, when they face situations specially designed from the organizing principles of the subject matter, as well as from the characteristics of the involved social group. The study of the conceptualization of gravitational interaction was based in Vergnaud's Conceptual Fields Theory. This theory is very favorable to analyze how people organize the ideas and connect ones with others, to generate new concepts and representations through the years.