A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Children's Conceptions about the Earth, the Sun and the Moon : Greek and American Data. Technical Report No. 497 / Stella Vosniadou and William F. Brewer.

This document reports the results of a cross-cultural study on children's knowledge about the shape, gravity, movement, and location of the Earth and about the day/night cycle. The subjects of the study were elementary school students from Greece (N=90) and the United States (N=60). The results of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Vosniadou, Stella Brewer, William F. (Author)
Corporate Author:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for the Study of Reading
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1990.
Subjects:	Astronomy. Cognitive Development. Cognitive Structures. Comparative Education. Earth Science. Elementary Education. Elementary School Science. Gravity (Physics) International Cooperation. International Educational Exchange. Misconceptions. Moons. Science Education. Space Sciences. Greece Reports, Research.
Genre:	Reports, Research.
Physical Description:	48 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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