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MENTAL MODELS ABOUT NATURAL HAZARDS: A STUDY WITH GRADUATION STUDENTS
(STEF92 Technology, 2017-06-29, Student Sara Moutinho, Rui Moura, Clara Vasconcelos)
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According to Johnson LairdsпїЅ Mental Models Theory, people develop internal representations of the natural world пїЅ mental models пїЅ that they use to interact with the world and understand the phenomena around them. Having this in mind, we could understand that students develop their knowledge through the construction of mental models, which help them to develop scientific reasoning and make decisions, being the basis of individual behaviors. In this context, it is assume that the use of methodologies that enab...
Education and Accreditation2017
