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Wilson, Christopher D.; Anderson, Charles W.; Heidemann, Merle; Merrill, John E.; Merritt, Brett W.; Richmond, Gail; Sibley, Duncan F.; Parker, Joyce M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2006
College-level biology courses contain many complex processes that are often taught and learned as detailed narratives. These processes can be better understood by perceiving them as dynamic systems that are governed by common fundamental principles. Conservation of matter is such a principle, and thus tracing matter is an essential step in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Cytology, Botany, Biology
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Hesse, Joseph J., III; Anderson, Charles W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Presents results of intensive clinical interviews with 11 high school chemistry students representing a broad range of achievement levels as selected from 180 students who completed a written test upon completion of an instructional unit on chemical change. Results indicate that students commonly experience difficulties in chemical knowledge,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability