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ERIC Number: EJ387756
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Formal Reasoning Ability and Misconceptions concerning Genetics and Natural Selection.
Lawson, Anton E.; Thompson, Lois D.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v25 n9 p733-46 Dec 1988
Explores the relationships between seventh-grade students' misconceptions of genetics and natural selection and four cognitive variables: reasoning ability; mental capacity; verbal intelligence; and cognitive style. Reports that only the reasoning ability was significantly related to the number of misconceptions. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Ability, Formal Operations, Genetics, Grade 7, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Figural Intersection Test; Lawson Test of Formal Reasoning