Patrice Potvin, Lucian Nenciovici, Guillaume Malenfant-Robichaud, Françoise Thibault, Ousmane Sy, Mohamed Amine Mahhou, A. Bernard, Geneviève Allaire-Duquette, J. Sarrasin, Lorie-Marlène Brault Foisy, Nancy Brouillette, Audrey-Anne St-Aubin, Patrick Charland, Steve Masson, Martin Riopel, Chin-Chung Tsai, Michel Bélanger, Pierre Chastenay
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Abstract
ABSTRACT In this article, we propose an analysis of the state of, and trends in, the field of conceptual change research in science education through the lens of its models. Using a quantitative approach, we reviewed all conceptual change articles (n = 245) published in five major journals in the field of science education in search of the support that their authors give to conceptual change models (CC models). We looked for support in the form of explicit or implicit mentions, favourable and unfavourable position statements and empirical confirmations and refutations. The results present a thorough description of all types of support, as well as their evolution from the early days of the field to today. We also propose a hierarchical list of the 86 CC models that we have recorded, appearing in decreasing order by the support they received from the literature. General comments are formulated in order to provide an interpretation of the field and its evolution.
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