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Direct linkKahlon, Gavina; Waheed, Fareshta; Owens, Melinda T. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Vaccines are an important and societally relevant biology topic, but it is unclear how much college biology students know about how vaccines work and what inaccurate ideas they have about that process. Therefore, we asked more than 600 college students taking biology courses at various levels to explain, "How does a vaccine work?" in a…
Descriptors: College Students, Biology, Knowledge Level, Immunization Programs
Cimer, Sabiha Odabasi; Cimer, Atilla; Ursavas, Nazihan – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Global warming is one of the important environmental problems whose dangerous effects are increasing gradually. The study reported herein aimed to reveal student teachers' conceptions about global warming and the effect of biology teacher education program on their awareness of this environmental issue. An open-ended questionnaire was used to…
Descriptors: Biology, Climate, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education
Myant, Katherine A.; Williams, Joanne M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: Children have been shown to hold misconceptions about illness, and previous work has indicated that their knowledge can be improved through the use of interventions. Aims: This study aims to evaluate interventions based on the provision of factual information for improving understanding of contagious illness. Sample: The participants…
Descriptors: Health Education, Children, Misconceptions, Communicable Diseases
