Research Methodologies in Science Education - Assessing Students' Alternative Conceptions
Julie C. Libarkin, Josepha P. Kurdziel September 2001 Journal of Geoscience Education v49 n4 p378-383
This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education explores what some of the barriers are to achieving a higher level of student understanding in the geosciences. It discusses instructional strategies that will help students achieve a conceptual understanding of fundamental geoscience concepts and how to assess whether students have reached a deep conceptual understanding.
