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ERIC Number: EJ518757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Misconceptions and Alternative Conceptions in Science Textbooks: The Role of Teachers as Filters.
Abimbola, Isaac Olakanmi; Baba, Salihu
American Biology Teacher, v58 n1 p14-19 Jan 1996
Analyzes a senior secondary biology textbook in Nigeria, STAN Biology, for its misconceptions and alternative conceptions. Discusses how the classroom teacher might filter the conceptual problems before they are presented to students as knowledge. Provides examples of the identified misconceptions and alternative conceptions along with their more acceptable alternatives. Contains 39 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biology, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Secondary Education, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alternative Conceptions; Nigeria