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Direct linkDonovan, Jenny; Venville, Grady – Science & Education, 2014
Previous research showed that primary school children held several misconceptions about genetics of concern for their future lives. Included were beliefs that genes and DNA are separate substances, with genes causing family resemblance and DNA identifying suspects at crime scenes. Responses to this work "blamed" the mass media for these…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Genetics
Donovan, Jenny; Venville, Grady – Education 3-13, 2012
The new Australian Curriculum ignites debate about science content appropriate for primary school children. Abstract genetics concepts such as genes and DNA are still being avoided in primary school, yet research has shown that, by age 10, many students have heard of DNA and/or genes. Scientific concepts appear in the mass media, but primary…
Descriptors: Genetics, Scientific Concepts, Mass Media Effects, Misconceptions
