Designing Refutation Texts: A New Structure Promoting Declarative and Procedural Knowledge

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Published: Apr 7, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7792
Keywords:
conceptual change declarative knowledge procedural knowledge refutation text
Panagiota Christodoulou
Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-9938
Dimitrios Pnevmatikos
Abstract

This study presents a new structure of refutation texts that combines declarative and procedural knowledge to promote Conceptual Change. The proposed structure incorporates the presentation and refutation of misconceptions related to phenomena such as Buoyancy and the Control of Variables Strategy. The innovative aspect of this structure extends the theory of refutation texts, addressing a literature gap and aiming to systematically tackle students’ misconceptions.

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  • 14th Panhellenic Conference of Didactics in Science Education
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