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ERIC Number: EJ503955
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
Children's Ideas about Radioactivity and Radiation: sources, modes of travel, uses and dangers.
Boyes, Edward; Stanisstreet, Martin
Research in Science and Technological Education, v12 n2 p145-60 1994
The understanding concerning radioactivity and radiation of pupils ages 11-16 was studied using a closed-form questionnaire with a large cohort of children and interviews with subsets of this group. A majority of children demonstrated confusion about the environmental impacts of radioactivity and radiation. (LZ)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Junior High School Students, Radiation, Science Education, Student Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Environmental Impacts; Radioactivity; Student Constructs