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Travis T. Fuchs; Mike Arsenault – School Science Review, 2017
Students, as well as teachers, often learn what makes sense to them, even when it is wrong. These misconceptions are a problem. The authors sought a quick, quantitative way of identifying student misconceptions in secondary science. Using the University of Toronto's National Biology Competition test data, this article presents a method of quickly…
Descriptors: Science Education, Secondary School Science, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
Bindas, Michael, Ed.; Hodges, David, Ed.; Keller, Tim, Ed. – Institute for Justice, 2021
Educational choice programs--defined broadly as programs that provide parents with financial aid to help their children opt out of the traditional public school system--are a hallmark of meaningful educational reform. Yet despite widespread news coverage of such programs, polls show most Americans are unfamiliar with how educational choice…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, School Choice, Private Schools, Public Schools
Keller, Tim, Ed.; Hodges, David, Ed. – Institute for Justice, 2019
Educational choice programs--defined broadly as programs that provide parents with financial aid to help their children opt out of the traditional public school system--are a hallmark of meaningful educational reform. Yet despite widespread news coverage of such programs, polls show most Americans are unfamiliar with how educational choice…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, School Choice, Private Schools, Public Schools
Keller, Tim, Ed. – Institute for Justice, 2017
Educational choice programs--defined broadly as programs that provide parents financial aid to opt their children out of the traditional public school system--have been a topic of significant public discussion and debate in recent months. Despite the increasing news coverage, however, polls show that most Americans are unfamiliar with educational…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, School Choice, Knowledge Level, Public Schools