Natassa Kyriakopoulou
National Kapodistrian University of Athens
SIG Coordinator
Coordinators
Andreas Obersteiner
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Outgoing SIG Coordinator
Mission Statement
The SIG brings together researchers from the fields of education, cognitive and developmental psychology and several others with the purpose of investigating the problem of conceptual change in development, learning, and instruction. Research on conceptual change has provided detailed descriptions and explanations of learners' difficulties in diverse areas, such as physics, mathematics, biology and history. Under the common denominator of the conceptual change approach to learning, several theoretical assumptions have served as a source of hypotheses and have guided rich and fruitful research agendas. The SIG has been exploring the possibility to synthesize constructivist and socio-cultural perspectives on learning and to investigate the effect of epistemological beliefs and ‘hot cognition' factors on conceptual change learning. The implications of research on conceptual change in the design of instruction are currently among the priorities of the SIG.
SIG 3 Video
SIG 3 Online Meeting Series
Next Meeting
TBA
If you have any questions, please contact Christian Thurn at christian.thurn@ifv.gess.ethz.ch.
Previous Meetings
8. Tamer Amin, American University of Beirut: "Outline of a Unified Theory of Conceptual Change (UTCC) in Science Learning"
7. Xenia Vamvakoussi, University of Ioannina: "Bridging the Gap between Conceptual Change Research and Research in Mathematics Education"
6. Emmanuel Sander, University of Geneva: "Introducing an Analogical Framework to Foster Conceptual Change in Education"
5. Stella Vosniadou, Flinders University: "Misconceptions and their Role in Conceptual Change Research"
4. Markus Bohlmann, University of Münster: "Concepts in Philosophy: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Concepts and Conceptual Change”
3. Gertraud Benke, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt: “What Do You Mean, When You Talk About ‘Concepts’? A Brief Input on the Unity and Diversity of the Concept of Concept“
2. Peter Edelsbrunner, ETH Zurich: “Is Inhibition Really an Important Construct for Education, and What Is It Anyway? A Cognitive-Psychometric Discussion Based on New Data from the Statement-Verification Paradigm."
1. Konstantinos Christou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: “What Conceptual Change is and What It Is Not”
SIG 3 Members' Page
Via our new members' page you will be able to access some extra SIG 3 related content (e.g. recordings of the SIG 3 Online Meetings, etc.).
The following link will redirect you to the SIG 3 Members' Page:
https://www.earli.org/sig-3-members-page
P.S. In order to log in, you will need to use your EARLI user credentials.
Next Conference
The next SIG 03 Conference will be held in 2026
Past Conferences
13th International Conference on Conceptual Change
- Theme: Conceptual Change in the Era of Digital Transformation
- Date: August 27-30th, 2024
- Place: Technical University of Munich, Germany
12th International Conference on Conceptual Change
- Theme: Learning with Conceptual Change in Higher Education and Professional Practice
- Date: August 24-27th, 2022
- Place: Zwolle, The Netherlands
12th International Conference on Conceptual Change (CANCELLED)
- Theme: Learning with Conceptual Change during Working Life - Conceptual Change in Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Date: June 24-27th, 2020
- Place: Zwolle, The Netherlands
11th International Conference on Conceptual Change
- Theme: Epistemic Cognition and Conceptual Change
- Date: 29 August – 1 September 2018 (preceded by a two-day Summer School for PhD students)
- Place: Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria