The importance of this research is that it is one of the rare researches that touch on
the philosophy of science at the French philosopher Gaston Bachler, And the role played
by this philosopher in the development of the science of epistemology thr
ough the
epistemological concepts that he introduced to this science, Such as the concept of
epistemological obstacle and the concept of epistemological estrangement in addition to
the concept of temporal regression and the relationship of these concepts with each other,
which contributed to the enrichment of the epistemology and its evolution.
The purpose of this study is to identify some of alternative conceptions by fourth
grade pupils about some scientific concepts in two terms (energy-electricity and
magnetism).
To achieve that, the researcher used the analytical descriptive method,
and she
prepared a test to identify the alternative conception; she ensured its reliability and
constancy. The sample is consisted of (143) pupils in Lattakia province schools.
The results showed that the sample of study has alternative conceptions about
concepts of two per-terms and the percent arrived about some concepts to (91.60%). The
research suggested identifying the alternative conceptions before starting learning process.
