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Franke, Gaitano; Bogner, Franz X. – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
In a German out-of-school laboratory, 293 medium-achieving 10th-grade students participated in a lesson unit about gene technology. They were divided into two groups (I-1, I-2), both of which followed the same hands-on lesson procedure. Students within I-2 were additionally confronted with alternative conceptions to central issues of the specific…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Misconceptions, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
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Schmidt, Hans-Jurgen – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Identifies and describes the problems students have with the concept of neutralization. Analysis of over 7,500 students' answers to test questions over neutralization showed that many students understand the concept in its original meaning. Students assumed that in any neutralization reaction a neutral solution is formed, even if a weak acid or…
Descriptors: Acids, Chemical Equilibrium, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry