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Putting Names to Concepts in Biology.
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Evans, J. Daryll – Journal of Biological Education, 1978
A multiple-choice test, involving college students, showed that an ability to recognize biological terms was to some extent independent of the ability to understand the ideas to which they referred. Thus, there could be an appreciation of biological concepts and principles in the absence of the accepted vocabulary. (BB)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, College Science, Educational Research