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An Analysis of Concepts related to Physical and Chemical Change on Middle and High School Science Textbooks
An Analysis of Concepts related to Physical and Chemical Change on Middle and High School Science Textbooks
Paik, Seoung-Hey;Kim, Sun Kyoung
Journal of the Korean Chemical Society. 2003. Apr, 47(2): 155-164
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.5012/jkcs.2003.47.2.155
  • Published : April 20, 2003
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This study examined the types of explanations related to physical change and chemical change in the science textbooks of middle and high school based on the prior study of science teachers' understanding. For this research, the researchers analyzed 44 textbooks of middle school science and high school chemistry. As a result, there were no explanation or property type explanation represented in most of the textbooks related to physical and chemical change concepts. Also, there are few relationship represented between physical change and chemical change, and the examples related to physical change and chemical change were confused. These representations of textbooks can give rise to confusion of understanding of teachers and learners. So, it needs to re-design the explanation types correctly and constantly in science textbooks related to physical change and chemical change.
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Science Textbook ;  Concept of Physical Change ;  Concept of Chemical Change ;  Middle School ;  High School
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Citing 'An Analysis of Concepts related to Physical and Chemical Change on Middle and High School Science Textbooks '
@article{ JCGMDC_2003_v47n2_155} ,title={An Analysis of Concepts related to Physical and Chemical Change on Middle and High School Science Textbooks} ,volume={2} , url={http://dx.doi.org/10.5012/jkcs.2003.47.2.155}, DOI={10.5012/jkcs.2003.47.2.155} , number= {2} , journal={Journal of the Korean Chemical Society} , publisher={Korean Chemical Society} , author={Seoung-Hey, Paik and Sun Kyoung, Kim} , year={2003} , month={Apr}