Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 3, Issue 2, Article 11(Dec., 2002) WANG Tian and XIEYuandong Where is light? A survey on the alternative conception of light and shadow

Where is light?

A survey on the alternative conception of light and shadow

Tian WANG and Yuandong XIE

Physics Department, South China Normal University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510631

 

Received 11 December, 2002

Revised 18 December, 2002

Abstract:

This article is about the survey on the middle school students' alternative conception of light and shadow. And it probes into the source of their epistemology primarily. At the end, it illustrates its significance in teaching.

Keyword: Alternative conception, Light, Shadow, Scientific conception, Teaching process

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