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Trowbridge, John E.; Mintzes, Joel J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Examined the extent to which students' alternative conceptions changed as a function of age. Reports that many alternative views remain intact throughout the school years. Provides several suggestions for teaching and research within the context of a neoconstructivist view of learning. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Classification, College Science, Concept Formation