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Direct linkHalverson, Kristy L.; Pires, Chris J.; Abell, Sandra K. – Science Education, 2011
Student understanding of biological representations has not been well studied. Yet, we know that to be efficient problem solvers in evolutionary biology and systematics, college students must develop expertise in thinking with a particular type of representation, phylogenetic trees. The purpose of this study was to understand how undergraduates…
Descriptors: Evolution, Classification, Biodiversity, Knowledge Representation
Peer reviewedAbell, Sandra K.; Eichinger, David C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Reviews the history of the epistemological and ontological underpinnings of science education and surveys other selected articles with this theme. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Knowledge Representation
