Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change: Mapping an Emerging Paradigm in the Learning Sciences

Amin 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.

Arranged over five parts, the book covers a number of topics including:

• the nature of concepts and conceptual change
• representation, language, and discourse in conceptual change
• modeling, explanation, and argumentation in conceptual change
• metacognition and epistemology in conceptual change
• identity and conceptual change.

Throughout this wide-ranging volume, the editors present researchers and practitioners with a more internally consistent picture of conceptual change by exploring convergence and complementarity across perspectives. By mapping features of an emerging paradigm, they challenge newcomers and established scholars alike to embrace a more programmatic orientation towards conceptual change.