{"product_id":"converging-perspectives-on-conceptual-change-mapping-an-emerging-paradigm-in-the-learning-sciences-9781138205406","title":"Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change: Mapping an Emerging Paradigm in the Learning Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tamer G. Amin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Educational Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceptual change, how conceptual understanding is transformed, has been investigated extensively since the 1970s. The field has now grown into a multifaceted, interdisciplinary effort with strands of research in cognitive and developmental psychology, education, educational psychology, and the learning sciences. \u003ci\u003eConverging Perspectives on Conceptual Change\u003c\/i\u003e brings together an extensive team of expert contributors from around the world, and offers a unique examination of how distinct lines of inquiry can complement each other and have converged over time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmin and Levrini adopt a new approach to assembling the diverse research on conceptual change: the combination of short position pieces with extended synthesis chapters within each section, as well as an overall synthesis chapter at the end of the volume, provide a coherent and comprehensive perspective on conceptual change research. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArranged over five parts, the book covers a number of topics including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of concepts and conceptual change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erepresentation, language, and discourse in conceptual change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emodeling, explanation, and argumentation in conceptual change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emetacognition and epistemology in conceptual change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentity and conceptual change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout this wide-ranging volume, the editors present researchers and practitioners with a more internally consistent picture of conceptual change by exploring convergence and complementarity\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eacross perspectives. By mapping features of an emerging paradigm, they challenge newcomers and established scholars alike to embrace a more programmatic orientation towards conceptual change. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45238652240023,"sku":"9781138205406","price":3393.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138205406.webp?v=1769220386","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/converging-perspectives-on-conceptual-change-mapping-an-emerging-paradigm-in-the-learning-sciences-9781138205406","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}