Misconceptions Die Hard

Many students have ideas about concepts that aren't always necessarily true. These misconceptions prohibit their minds from learning new ideas about topics and prevent them from learning new material. Misconceptions Die Hard tells us teachers a few ideas on how we can help our students move past their misconceptions and form newer thoughts. A few of these strategies include asking questions that probe thinking that are sequential from one another, evaluating how students use and understand vocabulary terms, and developing an understanding of student's patterns that show in their conceptions. As teachers, we must be able to analyze our student's thought processes and move them towards the removal of their misconceptions.