The Pupil and the Living Cell: A Taxonomy of Dysfunctional Ideas about an Abstract Idea.

Dreyfus, Amos; Jungwirth, Ehud

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ERIC Number: EJ392846

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Pupil and the Living Cell: A Taxonomy of Dysfunctional Ideas about an Abstract Idea.

Dreyfus, Amos; Jungwirth, Ehud

Journal of Biological Education, v23 n1 p49-55 Spr 1989

The results of survey of secondary school biology students used to access misconceptions about cells are presented. A distinction between conceptions, misconceptions, and nonconceptions is drawn in terms of secondary school biology concepts. The resilience of misconceptions is discussed. (CW)

Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cytology, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Learning Processes, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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