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ERIC Number: EJ314462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Some Misconceptions and Misunderstandings Perpetuated by Teachers and Textbooks of Biology.
Barrass, Robert
Journal of Biological Education, v18 n3 p201-06 Fall 1984
Lists 15 commonly encountered misconceptions/misunderstandings in biology, together with specific suggestions to help teachers and textbook authors clarify each misconception. Included are problems related to understanding differences between acellular and multicellular, respiration and photosynthesis, egestion and excretion, and homeostasis and homeothermy. (DH)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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