hybrid conception

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it has been suggested that one possible outcome when a learner is taught a scientific idea which is contrary to an existing alternative conception is they develop a hybrid conception which partially matches the taught account but retains some of its alternative nature.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.