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Article de revue: ID no. (ISBN etc.):  07370008 Clé de citation BibTeX:  Brophy2003
Brophy, J., & Alleman, J. (2003). Primary-grade students' knowledge and thinking about the supply of utilities (water, heat, and light) to modern homes. Cognition & Instruction, 21(1), p. p79–112.
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Catégories: Full text, Représentations naives, Représentations naives en sciences
Descripteurs: EDUCATIONAL statistics, PUBLIC utilities, SCHOOL children, SOCIAL sciences -- Study & teaching (Elementary)
Auteurs: Alleman, Brophy
Collection: Cognition & Instruction

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The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on cultural universals, including shelter. To gather information about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about this topic, individual interviews were conducted with 216 K-3 students, stratified according to grade, socioeconomic status, achievement level, and gender. Analysis of their responses to questions about utilities in contemporary homes indicated that the students possessed only limited and spotty knowledge. Almost all understood that water is piped into the home, but many did not appreciate that it is drawn from fresh-rather than saltwater-sources and purified first, and that it arrives at the home under pressure. Most understood that thermostats are used to adjust heating in a home, but were vague about where the heat comes from or how the system works. Students' thinking appeared to progress from believing that a utility company supplies heat directly and the furnace is merely a stora
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