Can anyone suggest any specific literature about alternative
conceptions in this area?

If you can, could reply to Vitor?: vitor_listas@...



>I am from Brazil, city of Recife, at Federal University of
>Pernambuco. … the alternative conceptions that
>students have about some subject must be raised in order to help the
>teaching. And … the research literature could be
>helpful to find these alternative conceptions.
>
>Truth is, I couldn't find any sources about alternative (mis)
>conceptions that students have considering the topic of Proteins and
>Aminoacids. I'm looking for it to improve the learning experience
>for the users of a software (learnware) for students. In fact, it's
>a game, but anyway, I think the literature could help when defining
>which elements to include or not in the game, in order to help
>students to learn.
>
>What could you suggest? Do you know any articles about these
>alternative conceptions I'm looking for? Could you suggest some web
>site or something else where I could find these kind of resources?
>
>I look forward for your answer. Thank you for paying attention, and
>sorry about my poor english.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Vítor Dantas


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