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Knowledge Restructuring in the Life Sciences: A Longitudinal Study of Conceptual Change in Biology.
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Pearsall, N. Renee; And Others – Science Education, 1997
Describes a study that examined changes in the structural complexity of knowledge held by two groups of introductory college-level biology students (N=68, N=93). The subjects constructed concept maps at four-week intervals throughout the instructional term. Contains 49 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Concept Formation