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- Vol 5 RE: Chapters 5, 6, 10, 11, App B
conceptual changebelief revisionmental-model transformationcategorical shiftontological categoriesmisconception diagnosismodel comparisonBook chapter Evidence summaryAt a glance
Chi distinguishes three forms of conceptual change according to the grain size and organisation of conflicting prior knowledge. Belief revision changes individual propositions that can be directly contradicted.
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Mental-model transformation requires reorganising a network of connected beliefs and relations. Categorical shift is more radical: a concept has been assigned to an inappropriate ontological category, such as treating an emergent process as a material substance, so adding facts within the old category will not repair understanding. These forms differ in resistance and in the learning processes instruction must support. The chapter connects diagnosis with possible interventions, including refutation, model comparison, explanation, and helping learners recognise an alternative category.
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For educators, the framework recommends identifying the structure of a misconception before responding, because a correction suited to an isolated belief may leave an underlying model or category unchanged.
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