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The Significance of the Constructivist Approach in Preschool Science Education

ate instructional approaches and educate and employ competent preschool
teachers. Under these circumstances, children’s ‘alternative conceptions’ are
more likely to develop into correct science concepts later in life and not stag-
nate in the form of undiscovered misconceptions.

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