Obstáculos de aprendizaje en niños de 10-12 años sobre el tema sistema circulatorio humano: una propuesta teórica en base a evidencias

Abstract: This paper focuses on the investigation of possible origins of learning errors detected in fifth and sixth grade primary school students (10-12 years), in relation to the human circulatory system. Based on the evidence that comes from the analysis of the children’s responses to a questionnaire, a theoretical proposal about cognitive processes involved in acquisition of new learning is presented. These cognitive processes are based on the framework of Information Processing Theory. A categorization of Epistemological Learning Obstacles (ELO) is also presented based on the analysis o...