Peer discussion and poster activities prompted students to articulate and revise their ideas, with metaconceptual awareness and evaluation observed¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the poster activity, a participant attributed her revised understanding of the republic to discussion with peers, and the researchers coded awareness and evaluation processes. → 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 · r2

Findings section on republic-related metaconceptual processes: interview exchange with Tuana after the poster activity; the authors state the exchange illustrates engagement of mental models and coded awareness (A1) and evaluation (D).

"Tuana: "I had the chance to revise my ideas after discussing them with my peers." This exchange illustrates how mental models in this social learning environment initially engaged with first-level ideas and concepts during the activity."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Metaconceptual teaching activities shifted all four 7th-grade participants from alternative conceptions to scientifically accurate understanding of the republic — related
• After metaconceptual activities, participants differentiated the republic as a form of government from democracy as its method of implementation — related
• Participants' pre-teaching conceptions of the republic conflated it with democracy or associated it with Atatürk — related
• Peer Feedback Improves Writing — related
• Peer Discussion Improves Conceptual Understanding — a broader claim this one bears on