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ERIC ED292633: The Understanding Held by Nigerian Science Teachers of Some Science Concepts.

In considering implications for teaching and learning found in research, a number of writers have urged teachers to probe students conceptions before teaching a concept. The purpose of this probing is to allow the teacher to begin instruction from the conceptual position or positions of the students. This approach carries with it the assumption that teachers themselves have an understanding of the concept which is congruent with the view of science. The fundamental purpose of this study was to explore the validity of this assumption about the nature of the understanding of high school teachers…