Contents
Conceptual change : some epistemological considerations / John Lemberger ; Peter Meyerson ; Wayne Swanger 1
I. Introduction 1
Epistemology 2
Epistemology and Conceptual Change 3
II. Research Methods 5
The Instrument 5
Participants 9
Procedures 10
Data Analysis 10
III. Results & Discussions 12
Participants' Expressions of the Epistemological Warrants 12
Topic-Context Effect 16
Conceptual Ecology-Context Effect 21
Discussion 21
IV. Conclusion and Implications for Teaching 23
References 24
Abstract 27