Misconception Clinic
Elicit a predictable misconception, make its explanatory failure visible and replace it with a stronger model.
- Knowledge
- Conceptual · Causal · Metacognitive
- Sequence
- Prerequisite Activation · Guided Construction
- Interaction
- Medium
Elicit a predictable misconception, make its explanatory failure visible and replace it with a stronger model. Misconception Clinic is selected when its reasoning mechanism matches an accepted learning requirement and produces evidence a teacher can inspect.
01How the architecture unfolds
- Elicit the misconception without ridicule.
- Use a diagnostic case where it makes a clear prediction.
- Reveal evidence the prediction cannot explain.
- Build the replacement model explicitly.
- Retest both models on a new case.
02The work on each side
Teacher moves
- Keep the target reasoning visible
- Press for evidence at consequential decisions
- Use the final product to diagnose the next move
Student moves
- Notice
- Construct
- Test
- Revise
- Justify
03What would count as learning?
- Students explain why the prior model fails
- Students use the replacement model on a new case
04Across the curriculum
Seasons misconception
Misconception Clinic applies its sequence to Seasons misconception so the disciplinary reasoning remains visible.
Inflation misconception
Misconception Clinic applies its sequence to Inflation misconception so the disciplinary reasoning remains visible.