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the knowledge necessary to make good sense of an new idea or concept that is to be learnt (for example, it would not be possble to fully understand the new concept 'transition element' unless one already had an 'element concept'
[Please be aware that a word may have different nuances, or even a different meaning, according to context.]
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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.
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