Metaconceptual teaching activities shifted all four 7th-grade participants from alternative conceptions to scientifically accurate understanding of the republic¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? After metaconceptual teaching activities, the four participants replaced their alternative ideas about the republic with scientifically accurate views. → Osman Sabancı 2026

Evidence¶

Osman Sabancı 2026¶

Osman Sabancı, Nejla Yürük. (2026). Effect of metaconceptual processes on 7th-grade students’ understanding of the concepts of republic, democracy, and the state of law. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-026-09805-3

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Qualitative case study findings section: examination of Table 7 shows the four participants' understanding of "republic" "differed before and after the metaconceptual teaching activities," with alternative conceptions replaced by scientifically accurate ones.

"An examination of Table 7 reveals that the conceptual understanding of the term "republic" among the four participants in the group in which metacognitive processes were applied differed before and after the metaconceptual teaching activities."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Participants' pre-teaching conceptions of the republic conflated it with democracy or associated it with Atatürk — related
• After metaconceptual activities, participants differentiated the republic as a form of government from democracy as its method of implementation — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Peer discussion and poster activities prompted students to articulate and revise their ideas, with metaconceptual awareness and evaluation observed — related