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The Use of Van Hiele Levels as a Tool in the Development of Curricula for Science Education

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This paper is about the use of the Van Hiele (VH) level scheme in the research and development of science and mathematics education. Some backgrounds of the VH scheme are presented and two examples are given of the use of the scheme in science education. The first in elementary chemistry education and the second in the teaching of the theory of measurement errors. It is shown that the VH level scheme offers an interesting tool for the interpretation of results from investigations in the field of science education.

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  1. Department of Chemistry Education, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Martin J. Goedhart

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia, Università “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

    M. Bandiera

  2. Istituto di Psicologia, CNR, Rome, Italy

    S. Caravita

  3. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, Università “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

    E. Torracca

  4. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    M. Vicentini

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Goedhart, M.J. (1999). The Use of Van Hiele Levels as a Tool in the Development of Curricula for Science Education. In: Bandiera, M., Caravita, S., Torracca, E., Vicentini, M. (eds) Research in Science Education in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9307-6_9

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