Conceptual Change Model

I. Engage Student's Prior Knowledge
a) personal experience used to explain the world
b) seeing is believing
c) learning gaps occur when not aligned to science

II. Student Commitment to Perceived Outcome
a) cognition (critical thinking) and metacognition (reflection)
b) self-analysis of misconception to new conception necessary for change
c) learning occurs in reflection

III. Identify naive or misconception
a) individualized instruction
b) formative and summative assessment

IV. Notion Alternative Understanding
a) teacher input
b) identify new or persistent misconception
c) prompt for conceptual change

V. Experience Alternative understanding
a) evaluate prior knowledge (prediction) with actual outcome
b) synthesize new experience and scientific knowledge
c) restructure mental model

VI. Accept Alternative scientific understanding as a way of knowing
a) demonstrate conceptual change through expression
b) make conceptual connection/ continue to build on knowledge
c) rely on new experience to explain natural world phenomena