{"id":2820,"date":"2020-04-08T19:21:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T23:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2020-04-08T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T23:22:25","slug":"steps-for-addressing-alternative-conceptions-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2020\/04\/steps-for-addressing-alternative-conceptions-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps For Addressing Alternative Conceptions in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Misconceptions are one of the toughest opponents in science classrooms today. It is seen throughout research that &#8220;students conceptual misunderstanding of natural phenomena indicates that new concepts cannot be learned if alternative models already exist in the learner&#8217;s mind&#8221; (National Research Council 3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do we, as future science educators, address alternative conceptions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Step 1: Set Up a Culture of Inquiry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up this culture allows for inquiry-based discussions. This allows the teacher to determine their students misconceptions about a topic. Constantly asking &amp; receiving questions and allowing students to formulate their own thoughts is one of the most important processes in science education and can being up some of the misconceptions that are present in the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions could be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What causes this to happen?<\/li><li>What is the reason for that?<\/li><li>Can you explain why this happens?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/04\/hqdefault.jpg?resize=480%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/hqdefault.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/hqdefault.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Step 2: Let Students Engage in Self &#8211; Clarification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask your students to elaborate upon their ideas. This will give the teacher a better perspective on their students&#8217; views and a better idea to where this alternative conception came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.06.05-PM-1024x237.png?resize=1024%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.06.05-PM.png?resize=1024%2C237&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.06.05-PM.png?resize=300%2C70&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.06.05-PM.png?resize=768%2C178&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.06.05-PM.png?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Step 3: Get Hands On<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provide an experience, a lab, a demo or just anything for the students to see with their own eyes and do with their own hands. It is vital that the students create their own knowledge by doing an activity. This creates a much more rich experience for the learner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wz01pTvuMa0\/maxresdefault.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Moon Phases Demonstration - YouTube\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Step 4: Explain Scientifically &amp; Correctly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give students the correct explanation for the phenomena wanting to be observed. Explanation must be clear and simple so that more misconceptions do not begin in the students minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Things to Remember:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students are coming from all different backgrounds (culturally, racially, economically as well as different in the ways that they have been exposed to science)<\/li><li>Show respect<\/li><li>Meet the students on their level<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Citation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Research Council. 1997.\u00a0<em>Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook<\/em>. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17226\/5287.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.21.56-PM-1024x908.png?resize=1024%2C908&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.21.56-PM.png?resize=1024%2C908&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.21.56-PM.png?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.21.56-PM.png?resize=768%2C681&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-08-at-7.21.56-PM.png?w=1186&amp;ssl=1 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Misconceptions are one of the toughest opponents in science classrooms today. 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