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Vesta Vancugoviene; Jake McMullen; Erno Lehtinen; Ilona Södervik – Journal of Biological Education, 2025
A scientific conceptual understanding of photosynthesis and respiration provides an important basis for understanding nature and the regulations of life. Photosynthesis and respiration are complex processes, and learning about them requires a proper understanding of their various aspects, from molecular biology to the ecosystem level. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Plants (Botany)
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Evi Aprianti; Ari Sunandar; Anandita Eka Setiadi – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2025
Understanding the photosynthesis concepts is challenging due to its abstract nature, often leading to student misconceptions. This study aims to identify and analyze misconceptions among science and social studies students using the image analysis method. A total of 78 students (32 science, 46 social studies) participated, selected through a…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Grade 12
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Aaron J. Sickel – American Biology Teacher, 2025
The research base on students' knowledge of plants has established that misunderstandings develop in the early years of formal education and can persist through middle, secondary, and tertiary education. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that a lack of emphasis on teaching biology from an organismic perspective helps explain the range…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Biology, Science Education, Misconceptions
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Shakeel Mohammad Cassam Atchia; Moshimee Gunowa – Journal of Biological Education, 2025
As some misconceptions remain persistent, comforting and highly resistant to change, it is imperative to use methods and strategies that are centred around students' abilities, interests and needs to address those misconceptions. This study investigates the appropriateness of using 'concept cartoons' to address misconceptions held by forty grade 9…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers