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Boilevin, Jean-Marie; Delserieys, Alice; Ravanis, Konstantinos

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“…Of course, further research is needed on the one hand to more students, while on the other to more concepts and phenomena from the field of science education. Finally, what would interest both science and special education fields is to study whether the identification and addressing of students’ alternative ideas support greater science success to students with learning difficulties as it is concluded in published research for the students without learning difficulties (Boilevin et al 2022 ) .…”

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An investigation on alternative ideas on thermal phenomena of pupils with and without learning difficulties

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In the last decades, constructivism has dominated Early Childhood Science Education. Within this context, alternative ideas of pre-school pupils have been thoroughly explored and analyzed. Nevertheless, research on these ideas in individuals with learning difficulties remains scarce. Aiming to fill this gap, the present study explores alternative ideas on thermal phenomena of pupils with learning difficulties and compare them with those without learning difficulties. For this purpose, an experimental investigation was conducted with 25 pupils with learning difficulties ( M = 72,50 months, s.d. = 8,11) and 25 pupils without learning difficulties ( M = 72,50 months, s.d. = 9,50). Drawing from constructivist theory, a structured, computerized tool (A.I.H.E.T) was developed to fulfill research’s goal. Findings suggest that pupils with and without learning difficulties use almost the same ideas on thermal phenomena, on a different frequency though. The results support further the findings of other research, according to which inclusive science education not only is feasible but also it has great benefits for students with and without learning difficulties. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43545-022-00603-5.

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