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ERIC Number: EJ661881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Children's and Adults' Knowledge and Models of Reasoning about the Ozone Layer and Its Depletion.
Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Bisanz, Gay L.
International Journal of Science Education, v25 n1 p117-39 Jan 2003
Examines children's and adults' knowledge of the ozone layer and its depletion, whether this knowledge increases with age, and how the ozone layer and ozone hole might be structured as scientific concepts. Uses a standardized set of questions to interview children and adults in Canada. Discusses implications of the results for health professionals, educators, and scientists. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Grade 5, Science Education, Standardized Tests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada