Una de las áreas en las que se han estudiado más abundantemente las concepciones científicas espontáneas de los alumnos es la mecánica newtoniana. El presente artículo revisa detenidamente las concepciones espontáneas de adolescentes y adultos universitarios con respecto a algunas de las nociones más relevantes en ese dominio: fuerza y movimiento, y gravedad. Se analiza especialmente el paralelismo sorprendente existente entre dichas concepciones espontáneas y la propia evolución histórica de las ideas científicas prenewtonianas. Por último, se estudia brevemente la consistencia interna de las concepciones espontáneas identificadas y la forma en que pueden ser modificadas.
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