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DOI DOI: 10.52380/ijcer.2025.12.1.665

Determination of Middle School Students' Alternative Concepts ın the Structure and Motion of Celestial

Önder Şensoy1, Meltem Kocakuşak2
  1. 1 Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education, Ankara, Türkiye
  2. 2 Ministry of National Education, Yozgat, Türkiye

Abstract

Alternative Concepts, Three-tier test, Structure of celestial bodies, Celestial events, Astronomy education.

How to Cite

Şensoy, Önder, & Kocakuşak, M. (2025). Determination of Middle School Students’ Alternative Concepts ın the Structure and Motion of Celestial . International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 12(1), 71–89. https://doi.org/10.52380/ijcer.2025.12.1.665
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