Students' Understanding of the Greenhouse Effect, the Societal Consequences of Reducing CO2 Emissions and the Problem of Ozone Layer Depletion.

Andersson, Bjorn; Wallin, Anita

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ERIC Number: EJ618746

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Students' Understanding of the Greenhouse Effect, the Societal Consequences of Reducing CO2 Emissions and the Problem of Ozone Layer Depletion.

Andersson, Bjorn; Wallin, Anita

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n10 p1096-1111 Dec 2000

Contributes to the growing body of knowledge about students' conceptions and views of environmental and natural resource issues. Questions 9th and 12th grade Swedish students' understandings of the greenhouse effect, reduction of CO2 emissions, and the depletion of the ozone layer. Observes five models of the greenhouse effect that appear among students' answers. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Greenhouse Effect, Natural Resources, Science Education, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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