HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS´ ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE PHENOMENON OF THE FORMATION OF THE MOON PHASES

Authors

  • Gustavo Iachel Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Brasil.
  • Rodolfo Langhi Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Brasil.
  • Rosa Maria Fernandes Scalvi Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Brasil.

Keywords:

Moon’s Phases, Lunar eclipses, Alternative conceptions, Teachers formation.

Abstract

Forty students, at ages between 14 and 18 years old, from three schools in Bauru city, were questioned about their alternative conceptions concerning the phenomenon of formation of the Moon Phases. It was observed that some of the pupils confound the phenomenon of the formation of the Moon Phases with the phenomenon of the formation of the lunar eclipses, others are unaware of the reason of the phenomenon, they present incoherent alternative conceptions of the reality or incomplete conceptions. The results found here are aimed at the teachers of Elementary Education and can be used as a subsidy for future development of new pedagogical methods.

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Published

2008-06-01

How to Cite

Iachel, G., Langhi, R., & Scalvi, R. M. F. (2008). HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS´ ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE PHENOMENON OF THE FORMATION OF THE MOON PHASES. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, (5), 25–37. Retrieved from https://relea.ufscar.br/index.php/relea/article/view/111

Issue

No. 5 (2008)

Section

Articles

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Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto (Open Access) sob a licença Creative Commons Attribution, que permite uso, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, sem restrições desde que o trabalho original seja corretamente citado.