This book is an important account of the state of the art of both theoretical and practical issues in the present-day research on conceptual change. Unique in i
Conceptual change research investigates the processes through which learners substantially revise prior knowledge and acquire new concepts. Tracing its heritage
Conceptual change, how conceptual understanding is transformed, has been investigated extensively since the 1970s. The field has now grown into a multifaceted,
Are children fundamentally different kinds of thinkers than adults? Or are the cognitive differences between young children and adults merely a matter of accumu
This volume brings together a distinguished, international list of scholars to explore the role of the learner's intention in knowledge change. Traditional view