This paper motivates the idea of “conceptual ecology” by critiquing the current mainstream of
conceptual change research. Most research on conceptual change suffers from too little …

Some topics seem systematically extremely difficult for students, and conventional methods
of teaching usually fail. Topics like this are found at all age levels, including, in physics; …

This article explores the legacy of Paul Pintrich in regard to theory and research in
conceptual change. Specifically, this article reviews his vision for a view of conceptual …

Correspondence should be addressed to Lucia Mason, Department of Developmental and
Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 8, Padua, Italy 35131. E-mail …

Amin, TG, Smith, C., & Wiser, M.(2014). Student conceptions and conceptual change: Three
overlapping phases of research. In N. Lederman & S. Abell (Eds.), Handbook of research on …

We sometimes engage in conversation about a phenomenon none of us “understands” at
first and eventually find some plausible explanation, by exchanging proposals and …

Research on conceptual change investigates how concepts change with learning and
development in different subject matter areas with a focus on explaining students' difficulties …

This paper argues that questions concerning the nature of concepts that are central in
cognitive psychology are also important to epistemology and that there is more to …

Although written more than a century ago, these passages from the Principles of Psychology
by William James provide a good starting point for illustratingseveral issues discussed …

In this essay, I compare and contrast four views of conceptual change--Vosniadou's
synthetic meaning view, Chi and Roscoe's misconception repair view, diSessa's knowledge …